| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vålerenga | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8/15 | 9-9 |
| Lovech | 15 | W3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11/15 | 9-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vålerenga | 95 | 11 | 17 | 2 | WDLWW | 138 | -43 |
| Lovech | 140 | 8 | 14 | 4 | DLLDW | 672 | -532 |
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 2016-02-06
17 points for Vålerenga (95th), 14 for Lovech (140th): a 3-point gap. Lovech had been under-performing their position — 672nd on five-round form against 140th in the table. Per game in the league, Vålerenga were scoring 1.55 and conceding 1.36, Lovech 1.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.75 goals per team per game.
Lovech entered with three wins in a row.
Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,000.
