Match Report
Fredrikstad (7th, 26 pts) visited Tromsø (3rd, 35 pts) with 9 points between them. The last five rounds placed Fredrikstad 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Tromsø were scoring 1.89 and conceding 1.11, Fredrikstad 1.22 and 1.56, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Fredrikstad entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Tromsø against 13/15 for Fredrikstad.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Tromsø, 3 by Fredrikstad, 2 drawn, at 2.18 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 1.2 goals per game over the last five against 2.18 all-time.
The venue was Alfheim Stadion, with room for 6,687 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tromsø led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Tromsø: Heine Åsen Larsen (3'), Jens Hjertø-Dahl (72'), Jens Hjertø-Dahl (64'), Jens Hjertø-Dahl (86')
Key stats
Possession: Tromsø 43% · Fredrikstad 57% · Total shots: 16-6 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 6-2