LehPa 0-2 Kuopion Elo in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

LehPa won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–L), scoring 13 and conceding 11.

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 4 times: LehPa 1 win, Kuopion Elo 3, 0 draws.