WJK Varkaus 4-0 Kuopion Elo in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

WJK Varkaus won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 21 and conceding 8.

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 2 times: WJK Varkaus 1 win, Kuopion Elo 1, 0 draws.