| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleipner | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8/15 | 10-5 |
| Newroz | 7 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12/15 | 12-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleipner | 13 | 26 | 22 | -9 | DLWDW | 6 | +7 |
| Newroz | 3 | 26 | 47 | 24 | LWLLD | 11 | -8 |
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 2018-09-02
On paper the standings were lopsided — Newroz 3rd with 47 points, Sleipner 13th with 22, 25 apart. Newroz's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.58/1.92 for Sleipner and 2.27/1.35 for Newroz (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.8.
Östgötaporten in Norrkoping, capacity 17,234, hosted the game.
