| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korsvoll | 13 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4/15 | 4-10 |
| Steinkjer | 8 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4/15 | 12-20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korsvoll | 9 | 26 | 36 | -16 | DWWDL | 5 | +4 |
| Steinkjer | 11 | 26 | 31 | -12 | LWLWL | 10 | +1 |
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 2008-08-23
Korsvoll went into the game 9th in the table on 36 points; Steinkjer sat 11th on 31 — a 5-point gap. Korsvoll ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Korsvoll 1.42 scored and 2.04 conceded per game, Steinkjer 2.15 and 2.62, with the league averaging 1.93.
Korsvoll kunstgress in Oslo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,200.
