Match Report
Mjøndalen, 14th on 31 points, faced a 38-point deficit to Vålerenga (1st, 69). The last five rounds placed Mjøndalen 6th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Vålerenga 2.73 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Mjøndalen 1.27 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.6.
Vålerenga carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Vålerenga held 11 points of 15 and Mjøndalen 4.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 6 for Vålerenga, 2 for Mjøndalen and 1 drawn, at 3.11 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
The match was played at Vålerenga Stadion in Oslo. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vålerenga led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Vålerenga: Carl Lange (28'), Jones El-Abdellaoui (15'), Mees Rijks (36'), Christian Borchgrevink (75') · Mjøndalen: Ole Amund Sveen (50'), Ole Amund Sveen (67')