Pallo-Iirot 2 7-2 PaiHa in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Pallo-Iirot 2 won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 11 and conceding 12.

PaiHa won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–L), scoring 11 and conceding 20.

The two sides have met 4 times: Pallo-Iirot 2 3 wins, PaiHa 1, 0 draws.