Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Fredrikstad (2nd, 52 pts) and Hønefoss (13th, 20 pts). On the form table Hønefoss stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fredrikstad 2.04 scored and 0.96 conceded per game, Hønefoss 1.46 and 2.58, with the league averaging 1.66.
Fredrikstad had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Hønefoss had not won in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Fredrikstad had taken 11 of 15 points to Hønefoss's 2.
Nye Fredrikstad Stadion in Fredrikstad, capacity 12,565, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fredrikstad led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.