| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø / Glimt II | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6/15 | 9-9 |
| Nordstrand | 15 | L4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1/15 | 2-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø / Glimt II | 9 | 13 | 18 | -6 | LWLWW | 22 | -13 |
| Nordstrand | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | WWWWD | 5 | +1 |
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 2021-09-18
2 points and 3 places separated them: Bodø / Glimt II 9th with 18, Nordstrand 6th with 20. Bodø / Glimt II's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.9 goals per team per game, Bodø / Glimt II ran at 1.69 scored and 2.15 conceded, Nordstrand at 1.54 and 1.54.
Defeat had followed defeat for Nordstrand — four in succession.
The match was played at Aspmyra Stadion in Bodø (capacity 7,354).
