Match Report
Haugesund went into the game 1st in the table on 43 points; Strømsgodset sat 4th on 41 — a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Haugesund were scoring 3.1 and conceding 1.8, Strømsgodset 2.65 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 10 Haugesund wins, 15 for Strømsgodset, 7 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 59%. The recent editions have closed up — 2 goals per game over the last five against 3.25 all-time.
The match was played at Haugesund Stadion (capacity 8,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Haugesund: Anders Bondhus (50'), Eirik Viland Andersen (90'), Sory Diarra (61'), Bruno Leite (81') · Strømsgodset: Sebastian Pingel (70'), Elias Hoff Melkersen (68')
Key stats
Possession: Haugesund 42% · Strømsgodset 58% · Total shots: 14-17 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 5-8