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

Ilves/3 won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–L–W), scoring 9 and conceding 18.

JanPa won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–D–W), scoring 21 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Ilves/3 1 win, JanPa 1, 0 draws.