Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 24 apiece, Stjørdals-Blink 7th and Rana 8th. Stjørdals-Blink had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Stjørdals-Blink 1.82 scored and 1.76 conceded per game, Rana 1.88 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.75.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Stjørdals-Blink wins, 2 for Rana, 1 draw, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
MUS Stadion Sandskogan (Stjørdal) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Stjørdals-Blink: E. Myrvågnes (3'), Sondre Kvikstad Stuen (66'), Linton Ulloa (90'), Linton Ulloa (90') · Rana: Joachim Olufsen (1'), Mario Bjørhusdal Nilsskog (75')
Key stats
Possession: Stjørdals-Blink 54% · Rana 46% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 7-4