| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkebeineren | 15 | L6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0/15 | 3-21 |
| Arendal | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8/15 | 10-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkebeineren | 14 | 26 | 10 | -48 | LLLDL | 14 | 0 |
| Arendal | 8 | 26 | 34 | -11 | WLLWL | 8 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2014-09-13
On the table this was a mismatch: Arendal (8th, 34 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Birkebeineren (14th, 10 pts). Against a league average of 2.04 goals per team per game, Birkebeineren ran at 1.31 scored and 3.15 conceded, Arendal at 1.81 and 2.23.
Birkebeineren had been beaten in six straight games. Over the last five, Birkebeineren had taken 0 of 15 points to Arendal's 8.
The venue was Årbogen Kunstgress in Krokstadelva, with room for 1,000 spectators.
