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

Kuopion Elo won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 12 and conceding 10.

KuKi won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–W–L), scoring 17 and conceding 17.

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