| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stavanger | 7 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12/15 | 9-5 |
| Os | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9/15 | 7-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stavanger | 1 | 26 | 63 | 40 | WWWLW | 1 | 0 |
| Os | 12 | 25 | 30 | -16 | WLWLL | 7 | +5 |
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 2008-09-27
33 points separated the sides: Stavanger 1st on 63, Os 12th on 30. On the form table Os stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Stavanger 2.42 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Os 1.28 and 1.92, with the league averaging 1.89.
Stavanger arrived on a run of three straight wins.
SIF Stadion in SIF Stadion, capacity 1,500, hosted the game.
