Malax IF 6-1 Kauhajoen Karhu in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 17.

Malax IF won 1, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 3 matches (W–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 3.

Kauhajoen Karhu won 0, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 3 matches (D–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: Malax IF 2 wins, Kauhajoen Karhu 0, 0 draws.