LaPo 1-4 Kauhajoen Karhu in the Vitonen, Läntinen, round 1.

LaPo won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–W–L), scoring 18 and conceding 27.

Kauhajoen Karhu won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–W), scoring 16 and conceding 20.

The two sides have met 2 times: LaPo 0 wins, Kauhajoen Karhu 2, 0 draws.