ACE/2 1-2 Ilves/3 in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

ACE/2 won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–D–L–L), scoring 17 and conceding 19.

Ilves/3 won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–L), scoring 9 and conceding 15.

The two sides have met 2 times: ACE/2 0 wins, Ilves/3 1, 1 draw.