Match Report
Fredrikstad (8th, 28 pts) visited Tromsø (3rd, 38 pts) with 10 points between them. The last five rounds placed Tromsø no better than 12th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Tromsø were scoring 1.9 and conceding 1.38, Fredrikstad 1.19 and 1.52, against a competition average of 1.58 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