KuKi 3-4 Kuopion Elo in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

KuKi won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–D), scoring 12 and conceding 19.

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 22 and conceding 7.

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