J. Ilves host KaPa-51 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.

KaPa-51 won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–W), scoring 16 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 2 times: J. Ilves 1 win, KaPa-51 0, 1 draw.