| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harstad | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6/15 | 5-12 |
| Skarp | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6/15 | 15-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harstad | 6 | 26 | 42 | 5 | LWDWL | 32 | -26 |
| Skarp | 11 | 26 | 27 | -8 | LWLDD | 55 | -44 |
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 2018-09-02
On paper the standings were lopsided — Harstad 6th with 42 points, Skarp 11th with 27, 15 apart. On recent form Skarp sat only 55th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.19/2 for Harstad and 1.88/2.19 for Skarp (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.94.
The match was played at Harstad Stadion in Harstad (capacity 4,000).
