Hieho 1-6 Nile in the Nelonen, Eteläinen, round 1.

Hieho won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 6 and conceding 18.

Nile won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 27 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 4 times: Hieho 1 win, Nile 2, 1 draw.