| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvik Halden | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9/15 | 7-6 |
| Lørenskog | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7/15 | 14-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvik Halden | 1 | 26 | 63 | 49 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
| Lørenskog | 3 | 26 | 55 | 24 | WWWLW | 10 | -7 |
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 2018-08-18
8 points and 2 places separated them: Kvik Halden 1st with 63, Lørenskog 3rd with 55. Lørenskog had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Kvik Halden 2.5 scored and 0.62 conceded per game, Lørenskog 2.23 and 1.31, with the league averaging 1.94.
The match was played at Halden Stadion in Halden (capacity 5,000).
