Over the last meetings Iskra Smolensk holds victories - 0, losses - 2 and draws - 3. FC Cherepovets on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: victories - 1, losses - 2 and draws - 2. Based on the games played we can assume that rivals are in similar shape.
Iskra Smolensk: Spartak 2 – (Draw 1:1), Gomel – (Loss 2:1), Dynamo Bryansk – (Draw 1:1), Luki-Energiya – (Draw 0:0), Zenit 2 – (Loss 1:3).
FC Cherepovets: Murom Murom – (Loss 0:2), Metallurg Lipetsk – (Draw 1:1), Rubin Kazan B – (Draw 4:4), Volna Nizhegorodskaya – (Win 1:0), Dinamo St Petersburg – (Loss 1:5).