Ilves/3 1-4 VaKP in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Ilves/3 won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–W–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 15.

VaKP won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 13 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 4 times: Ilves/3 0 wins, VaKP 4, 0 draws.