Match Report
Mjøndalen, 13th on 37 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Fredrikstad (1st, 64). Mjøndalen's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Fredrikstad 1.67 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Mjøndalen 1.3 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.39.
Fredrikstad had won five straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Mjøndalen in 10 games. Fredrikstad had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Mjøndalen, 9.
Nye Fredrikstad Stadion in Fredrikstad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,565. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mjøndalen led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.