NePa 2-0 Ilves/4 in the Vitonen, Läntinen, round 1.

NePa won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–D–W), scoring 13 and conceding 10.

Ilves/4 won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 17 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 2 times: NePa 1 win, Ilves/4 1, 0 draws.