| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbo IL | 6 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6/15 | 7-11 |
| Lyn | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7/15 | 8-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbo IL | 10 | 26 | 28 | -25 | DWLWD | 29 | -19 |
| Lyn | 3 | 26 | 53 | 34 | DLWLW | 32 | -29 |
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
Lyn, 3rd with 53 points, sat 25 points above Melbo IL (10th, 28). Lyn ranked just 32nd in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Melbo IL were scoring 1.38 and conceding 2.35, Lyn 2.85 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Havfisk Stadion (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
