Match Report
32 points for Mjøndalen (5th), 31 for Notodden (6th): a 1-point gap. Mjøndalen had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Mjøndalen 1.67 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Notodden 1.39 and 0.78, with the league averaging 1.54.
Mjøndalen had won three straight.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Mjøndalen wins, 1 for Notodden, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
H. Aass officiated: 48 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Consto Arena, capacity 4,350, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Notodden: Tor André Nordbø (79')
Key stats
Possession: Mjøndalen 46% · Notodden 54% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 3-5