| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vard | 15 | D1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/15 | 3-8 |
| Fram | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8/15 | 10-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vard | 11 | 26 | 27 | -14 | LLLDL | 14 | -3 |
| Fram | 13 | 26 | 25 | -20 | DLLDL | 12 | +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 2023-08-26
In the standings it was Vard 11th on 27 points, Fram 13th on 25 — separated by 2. Per game in the league, Vard were scoring 1.27 and conceding 1.81, Fram 1.42 and 2.19, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Vard for 5 matches. Over the last five, Vard had taken 2 of 15 points to Fram's 8.
Haugesund Stadion in Haugesund, capacity 8,754, hosted the game. Vard led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
