Kuopion Elo 5-0 OuPa in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 19 and conceding 13.

OuPa won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 16 and conceding 14.

The two sides have met 3 times: Kuopion Elo 3 wins, OuPa 0, 0 draws.