| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn II | 4 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12/12 | 14-4 |
| Kristiansund | 5 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12/15 | 9-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn II | 6 | 25 | 38 | 12 | WLDLL | 12 | -6 |
| Kristiansund | 4 | 26 | 44 | 24 | WWWLW | 2 | +2 |
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 2008-08-18
In the standings it was Lyn II 6th on 38 points, Kristiansund 4th on 44 — separated by 6. Lyn II's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Lyn II were scoring 2.44 and conceding 1.96, Kristiansund 2.15 and 1.23, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Lyn II.
The venue was Kringsjå kunstgress in Oslo, with room for 25,572 spectators.
