SaPa 5-0 J. Ilves in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 16.

SaPa won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–W), scoring 23 and conceding 6.

J. Ilves won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–D–D), scoring 5 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 2 times: SaPa 2 wins, J. Ilves 0, 0 draws.