| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 15 | D1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1/15 | 8-20 |
| Raufoss | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6/15 | 8-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 13 | 26 | 28 | -12 | WDLWL | 8 | +5 |
| Raufoss | 2 | 26 | 46 | 28 | DDWLW | 4 | -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 2012-07-28
On paper the standings were lopsided — Raufoss 2nd with 46 points, Lillehammer 13th with 28, 18 apart. Lillehammer had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, Lillehammer ran at 1.62 scored and 2.08 conceded, Raufoss at 2.08 and 1.
Lillehammer had not won in 6 games.
The match was played at Stampesletta in Lillehammer (capacity 2,000).
