Ilves/2 3-2 Pallo-Iirot in the Kakkonen Playoffs, round 1.

Ilves/2 won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–D–D–W), scoring 9 and conceding 9.

Pallo-Iirot won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 5 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 10 times: Ilves/2 7 wins, Pallo-Iirot 3, 0 draws.