Perm Medvedy and Stavropol played out a 31-31 draw in the Superliga on Saturday, 30 August 2026. The result leaves both sides with one point each as the season gets under way.
The match was a straightforward affair in terms of scoring, with neither side able to pull clear. By then the final whistle had blown, both coaches would have been satisfied with something from their first outing.
Perm Medvedy come into this campaign with a recent run of mixed results. They beat Чеховские Медведи 33-22 and 32-31 in late May, but lost both matches against ЦСКА Москва. Stavropol showed similar patterns, winning 31-28 and 31-28 against Краснодар and Омск before falling to Динамо Сунгул in their last two outings.
Both teams now sit level at the bottom of the table with a point apiece. The gap between sides remains minimal, and a few more rounds should clarify who is pushing for the top spots.