| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madla | 13 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9/15 | 11-8 |
| Sandefjord II | 15 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7/15 | 11-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madla | 9 | 26 | 36 | -3 | WLLWL | 48 | -39 |
| Sandefjord II | 11 | 26 | 33 | -2 | LLDLW | 62 | -51 |
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 2018-10-20
3 points and 2 places separated them: Madla 9th with 36, Sandefjord II 11th with 33. Sandefjord II had been under-performing their position — 62nd on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.77/1.88 for Madla and 1.96/2.04 for Sandefjord II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.94.
The match was played at Madla Handelslag Stadion in Hafrsfjord (capacity 1,500).
