Tuisku 2-4 Ilves/4 in the Vitonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Tuisku won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–W), scoring 22 and conceding 11.

Ilves/4 won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–D), scoring 15 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 2 times: Tuisku 0 wins, Ilves/4 2, 0 draws.