| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loten | 9 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3/15 | 4-20 |
| Melhus | 5 | D1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13/15 | 13-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loten | 13 | 26 | 28 | -23 | LWDDL | 55 | -42 |
| Melhus | 8 | 26 | 34 | -2 | DLWWL | 32 | -24 |
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 2018-08-04
In the standings it was Loten 13th on 28 points, Melhus 8th on 34 — separated by 6. Loten ranked just 55th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, Loten ran at 1.35 scored and 2.23 conceded, Melhus at 1.62 and 1.69.
Loten entered with three losses in a row. Melhus carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Loten against 13/15 for Melhus.
