Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Strømsgodset II (11th, 29 pts) and Birkebeineren (14th, 10 pts). Strømsgodset II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.35/2.62 for Strømsgodset II and 1.31/3.15 for Birkebeineren (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.04.
Birkebeineren had been beaten in five straight games. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Strømsgodset II against 0/15 for Birkebeineren.
Marienlyst Stadion in Drammen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000.




