Malax IF 5-2 Luja in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Malax IF won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–D–W), scoring 18 and conceding 7.

Luja won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: Malax IF 1 win, Luja 1, 0 draws.