Match Report
Sogndal, 12th on 22 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Haugesund (1st, 43). Scoring rates set the scale: Sogndal 1.8 scored and 2.4 conceded per game, Haugesund 3.1 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.93.
Momentum sat with Haugesund, winners of their last four. Over the last five, Sogndal had taken 4 of 15 points to Haugesund's 13.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 6 for Sogndal, 2 for Haugesund and 4 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Fosshaugane Campus (capacity 5,622). Sogndal led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sogndal: Tuomas Pippola (43'), S. Pedersen (15'), Tuomas Pippola (52'), Tuomas Pippola (90'), Lukass Vapne (90') · Haugesund: Eirik Viland Andersen (49')
Key stats
Possession: Sogndal 34% · Haugesund 66% · Total shots: 17-15 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 4-7