| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herd | 15 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8/15 | 10-6 |
| Sarpsborg 08 II | 11 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4/15 | 9-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herd | 9 | 26 | 31 | -6 | WLDDD | 48 | -39 |
| Sarpsborg 08 II | 3 | 26 | 47 | 10 | WLLWW | 26 | -23 |
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 2019-09-02
On the table this was a mismatch: Sarpsborg 08 II (3rd, 47 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Herd (9th, 31 pts). Herd's recent output lagged their position: 48th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.42/1.65 for Herd and 2.27/1.88 for Sarpsborg 08 II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.97.
The venue was AMFI Moa Stadion in Ålesund, with room for 1,000 spectators.
