OsPa host Kuopion Elo in the Kakkonen, Group C, round 1.

OsPa won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–W), scoring 16 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 1 time: OsPa 1 win, Kuopion Elo 0, 0 draws.