| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillestrøm | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10/15 | 11-9 |
| Newcastle United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6/15 | 5-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillestrøm | 82 | 7 | 17 | 9 | WWWDW | 1763 | -1681 |
| Newcastle United | 137 | 1 | 3 | 1 | W | 941 | -804 |
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 2016-02-20
The table read 82nd (Lillestrøm, 17 pts) against 137th (Newcastle United, 3 pts), 14 points apart. Lillestrøm ranked just 1763rd in the league on five-round form despite their 82nd table position. Against a league average of 1.75 goals per team per game, Lillestrøm ran at 2 scored and 0.71 conceded, Newcastle United at 2 and 1.
La Manga Club Football Centre A in La Manga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,687.
