| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grei | 7 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6/15 | 9-11 |
| Sortland | 10 | L1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2/15 | 6-18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grei | 7 | 26 | 40 | 8 | WWDLL | 32 | -25 |
| Sortland | 14 | 26 | 13 | -76 | LLLLD | 80 | -66 |
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 2018-08-19
On the table this was a mismatch: Grei (7th, 40 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Sortland (14th, 13 pts). Sortland had been under-performing their position — 80th on five-round form against 14th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.81/1.5 for Grei and 1.08/4 for Sortland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.94.
10 games without a win framed Sortland's arrival.
Greibanen in Oslo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000.
