Kuopion Elo 5-3 PAVE in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

Kuopion Elo won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–L–W), scoring 11 and conceding 12.

PAVE won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 16 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 2 times: Kuopion Elo 2 wins, PAVE 0, 0 draws.