Perm vs Stavropol

Perm controlled the opening 30 minutes, building a commanding 18-14 lead at half-time through efficient attacking play. The home side appeared on course for a routine victory given their dominant historical record against Stavropol.

But the visitors transformed after the interval. Stavropol won the second half 17-13, gradually erasing Perm's advantage and clawing their way back level. The comeback was complete by full-time, with neither side able to find a decisive late winner.

Perm's four-goal cushion at half-time looked comfortable, but Stavropol's response after the restart changed the dynamic entirely. The visitors' 17-13 second-half showing flipped the game — they matched Perm's first-half output and then some, showing resilience that had been missing in their previous meetings with the Perm side this season.

No official player statistics were published for this fixture at the time of writing, but Stavropol's collective second-half response — outscoring Perm 17-13 after being down by four — suggests multiple contributors stepped up in the visitors' ranks.

For Perm, the first-half platform was built on solid team play, but the inability to maintain that level after the break cost them two points.

The half-by-half split tells the story clearly: Perm dominated the first period (18-14), Stavropol dominated the second (17-13). The final 31-31 scoreline reflects not a balanced contest but a game of two distinct halves. Perm's early control gave way to Stavropol's second-half ascendancy, and neither side could land the knockout blow.

The draw was only the sixth in 37 meetings between these sides (dating back to 2011), and the first since Perm's 25-6 record began its current unbeaten stretch. Historically, this fixture produces goals — 58.2 per match on average — and Sunday's 62-goal total exceeded that mean.

Both sides take a point apiece from the opening weekend of the Superleague season. For Perm, who finished third in 2025/26 behind CSKA Moscow and Chekhovskie Medvedi, dropping points at home to a side they beat twice last season (32-28 and 35-25 in April 2026) will be a concern. For Stavropol, coming back from four down on the road is a statement of intent.

Perm's next fixture is TBC. Stavropol will look to build on this result in their upcoming match.

A game of two halves. Perm will rue a dominant first period they failed to convert into three points, while Stavropol's fighting spirit rescued something that looked unlikely at the break. The draw is a fair reflection of 60 minutes that belonged to each side for 30.