| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start II | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7/15 | 13-9 |
| Halsen | 10 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7/15 | 11-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start II | 10 | 26 | 36 | 13 | WWWDD | 14 | -4 |
| Halsen | 6 | 26 | 40 | 13 | WLDLD | 55 | -49 |
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 2018-09-01
36 points for Start II (10th), 40 for Halsen (6th): a 4-point gap. Halsen had been under-performing their position — 55th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, Start II ran at 2.42 scored and 1.92 conceded, Halsen at 2.12 and 1.62.
Sparebanken Sør Arena in Kristiansand, capacity 14,563, hosted the game.
