RoPS 0-1 Tampere in the Ykkönen, round 1.

RoPS won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 7.

Tampere won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–D), scoring 15 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 10 times: RoPS 1 win, Tampere 8, 1 draw.