| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byåsen | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8/15 | 10-4 |
| Verdal | 10 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12/15 | 8-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byåsen | 1 | 26 | 58 | 41 | WWWDW | 2 | -1 |
| Verdal | 5 | 26 | 37 | -6 | LWDDL | 55 | -50 |
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 2018-09-01
21 points separated the sides: Byåsen 1st on 58, Verdal 5th on 37. Verdal's recent output lagged their position: 55th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.54/0.96 for Byåsen and 1.19/1.42 for Verdal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.94.
Byåsen Arena in Trondheim staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000.
