| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Træff | 15 | W2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 13/15 | 17-7 |
| Oppsal | 15 | W6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15/15 | 22-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Træff | 2 | 26 | 53 | 28 | WDWWW | 2 | 0 |
| Oppsal | 1 | 26 | 67 | 68 | WDWWW | 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 2018-08-26
Træff went into the game 2nd in the table on 53 points; Oppsal sat 1st on 67 — a 14-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Træff 2.5 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Oppsal 3.27 and 0.65, with the league averaging 1.94.
6 matches unbeaten backed Træff's arrival, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Oppsal arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Reknesbanen in Molde.
