SKA-1946 took on Dynamo Saint Petersburg in a club friendly on 29 August 2026, and the visitors secured a 2:1 victory at the final whistle. The match served as preparation for both sides ahead of the new season, with each team looking to assess their options in an open setting. By then, the scoreline told the simpler story, though the run-up to it involved more movement than the result suggests.
SKA-1946 had arrived with mixed signals from their recent outings. They beat Авто 2:0 on 19 August after losing 1:5 to Ирбис the day before, and before that saw off Реактор 3:1 on 16 August. Their form continued with a 4:3 defeat to Чайka on 15 August, followed by a 3:1 win over Спутник Альметьевск on 14 August. To be fair, such a sequence makes for uneven preparation, and that shows through in the way they played.
Dynamo Saint Petersburg came in with a slightly steadier thread. They had beaten Академия Михайлова U20 3:0 on 23 August, then edged Алмаз 3:2 on 22 August before falling 3:2 to Динамо-Шинник on 20 August. A 2:1 victory over АКМ-Юниор on 19 August added to the picture, and before that they lost 3:2 to Спартак on 14 August. The support of the fans could be called devoted, but that is an assessment, not a fact. The fact is that the club sits top of the table