Ilves/FL Keltainen 3-5 Kristallipalatsi in the Seiska, Läntinen, round 1.

Ilves/FL Keltainen won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 22 and conceding 11.

Kristallipalatsi won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–D–W), scoring 23 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 2 times: Ilves/FL Keltainen 0 wins, Kristallipalatsi 2, 0 draws.