Kuopion Elo 2-1 KuKi in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 18 and conceding 14.

KuKi won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 22.

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