KaPa-51 2-3 Nousu in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

KaPa-51 won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–D–W), scoring 9 and conceding 11.

Nousu won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–D–W), scoring 11 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 2 times: KaPa-51 0 wins, Nousu 2, 0 draws.