| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notodden | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9/15 | 9-4 |
| Birkebeineren | 15 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4/15 | 14-17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notodden | 5 | 26 | 48 | 8 | DWWDL | 5 | 0 |
| Birkebeineren | 14 | 26 | 10 | -48 | LLLDL | 14 | 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 2014-08-09
Notodden, 5th with 48 points, sat 38 points above Birkebeineren (14th, 10). Against a league average of 2.04 goals per team per game, Notodden ran at 1.92 scored and 1.62 conceded, Birkebeineren at 1.31 and 3.15.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Notodden.
The match was played at Tinfos Arena (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
