diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/MatchCallbacks.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/MatchCallbacks.cs
index 8a314a24..1a11c0e7 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/MatchCallbacks.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/MatchCallbacks.cs
@@ -183,14 +183,10 @@ public class MatchCallbacks(
     ///     Handle match/group/start_game
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    public ValueTask<string> JoinMatch(
-        string url,
-        MatchGroupStartGameRequest info,
-        string sessionID
-    )
+    public ValueTask<string> JoinMatch(string url, MatchGroupJoinRequest request, string sessionID)
     {
         return new ValueTask<string>(
-            _httpResponseUtil.GetBody(_matchController.JoinMatch(info, sessionID))
+            _httpResponseUtil.GetBody(_matchController.JoinMatch(request, sessionID))
         );
     }
 
@@ -332,4 +328,17 @@ public class MatchCallbacks(
     {
         return new ValueTask<string>(_httpResponseUtil.GetBody(true));
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Handle client/match/group/start_game
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task<string> StartGameAsGroupLeader(
+        string url,
+        MatchGroupStartGameRequest? request,
+        string? sessionId
+    )
+    {
+        // returns a ProfileStatusResponse object
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/MatchController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/MatchController.cs
index 11a701f1..822022c6 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/MatchController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/MatchController.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Helpers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Match;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Config;
-using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Services;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Utils;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Servers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Services;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Controllers;
 [Injectable]
 public class MatchController(
     ISptLogger<MatchController> _logger,
-    SaveServer _saveServer,
     MatchLocationService _matchLocationService,
     ConfigServer _configServer,
     LocationLifecycleService _locationLifecycleService,
@@ -23,8 +21,8 @@ public class MatchController(
     ICloner _cloner
 )
 {
-    protected MatchConfig _matchConfig = _configServer.GetConfig<MatchConfig>();
-    protected PmcConfig _pmcConfig = _configServer.GetConfig<PmcConfig>();
+    protected readonly MatchConfig _matchConfig = _configServer.GetConfig<MatchConfig>();
+    protected readonly PmcConfig _pmcConfig = _configServer.GetConfig<PmcConfig>();
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Handle client/match/available
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ public class MatchController(
     /// <param name="request">Start game request</param>
     /// <param name="sessionId">Session/Player id</param>
     /// <returns>ProfileStatusResponse</returns>
-    public ProfileStatusResponse JoinMatch(MatchGroupStartGameRequest request, string sessionId)
+    public ProfileStatusResponse JoinMatch(MatchGroupJoinRequest request, string sessionId)
     {
         var output = new ProfileStatusResponse
         {
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Match/MatchGroupJoinRequest.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Match/MatchGroupJoinRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48088de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Match/MatchGroupJoinRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Utils;
+
+namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Match;
+
+public record MatchGroupJoinRequest : IRequestData
+{
+    [JsonExtensionData]
+    public Dictionary<string, object>? ExtensionData { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("location")]
+    public string? Location { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("savage")]
+    public bool? Savage { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("dt")]
+    public string? Dt { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("servers")]
+    public List<JoinServer>? Servers { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("keyId")]
+    public string? KeyId { get; set; }
+}
+
+public record JoinServer
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("ping")]
+    public int? Ping { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("ip")]
+    public string? Ip { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("port")]
+    public string? Port { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Routers/Static/MatchStaticRouter.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Routers/Static/MatchStaticRouter.cs
index e7de3fec..dd9d6743 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Routers/Static/MatchStaticRouter.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Routers/Static/MatchStaticRouter.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public class MatchStaticRouter : StaticRouter
                     async (url, info, sessionID, output) =>
                         await matchCallbacks.JoinMatch(
                             url,
-                            info as MatchGroupStartGameRequest,
+                            info as MatchGroupJoinRequest,
                             sessionID
                         ),
-                    typeof(MatchGroupStartGameRequest)
+                    typeof(MatchGroupJoinRequest)
                 ),
                 new RouteAction(
                     "/client/match/exit",
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class MatchStaticRouter : StaticRouter
                 new RouteAction(
                     "/client/match/group/start_game",
                     async (url, info, sessionID, output) =>
-                        await matchCallbacks.JoinMatch(
+                        await matchCallbacks.StartGameAsGroupLeader(
                             url,
                             info as MatchGroupStartGameRequest,
                             sessionID