Kuopion Elo 2-1 PoPS-78 in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 16 and conceding 10.

PoPS-78 lost all 5 matches (L–L–L–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 25.

The two sides have met 3 times: Kuopion Elo 3 wins, PoPS-78 0, 0 draws.