Esse IK 4-1 K-Pallo in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Esse IK won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–D), scoring 27 and conceding 1.

K-Pallo won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–D), scoring 26 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 2 times: Esse IK 2 wins, K-Pallo 0, 0 draws.