J. Ilves host Komeetat/Piuku in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

J. Ilves won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–L), scoring 12 and conceding 11.

Komeetat/Piuku won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 22 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 2 times: J. Ilves 1 win, Komeetat/Piuku 1, 0 draws.