Ilves/3 2-2 PiPo-79 in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Ilves/3 won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–W), scoring 11 and conceding 10.

PiPo-79 won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–W–W), scoring 12 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 4 times: Ilves/3 1 win, PiPo-79 2, 1 draw.