LaVe 3-3 Ilves/4 in the Vitonen, Läntinen, round 1.

LaVe won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–L), scoring 12 and conceding 19.

Ilves/4 won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: LaVe 0 wins, Ilves/4 1, 1 draw.