| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manglerud Star | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3/15 | 6-14 |
| Mjøndalen | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 10-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manglerud Star | 8 | 25 | 32 | 6 | LLWDW | 8 | 0 |
| Mjøndalen | 1 | 26 | 55 | 30 | LLWWW | 6 | -5 |
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 2008-09-13
Manglerud Star, 8th on 32 points, faced a 23-point deficit to Mjøndalen (1st, 55). Mjøndalen had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.88/1.64 for Manglerud Star and 2.46/1.31 for Mjøndalen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.69.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 2-5.
