| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo | 12 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-9 |
| Tønsberg | 7 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9/15 | 12-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo | 8 | 26 | 36 | 9 | WLWLW | 7 | +1 |
| Tønsberg | 3 | 25 | 52 | 38 | WWLWW | 2 | +1 |
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 2008-08-24
Tønsberg, 3rd with 52 points, sat 16 points above Mo (8th, 36). Scoring rates set the scale: Mo 2.08 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Tønsberg 2.76 and 1.24, with the league averaging 2.03.
Momentum sat with Mo, winners of their last three.
The match was played at Nye Sagbakken Stadion in Mo i Rana (capacity 1,600).
