Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Stabæk (4th, 42 pts) and Ranheim (10th, 25 pts). Recent form told a different story for Ranheim: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Stabæk were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.27, Ranheim 2.36 and 2.59, against a competition average of 1.91 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Stabæk, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Stabæk, 6/15 for Ranheim.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Stabæk 6, draws 2, Ranheim 3, at 3.82 goals per meeting. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
The match was played at Nadderud Stadion (capacity 5,000). H. Pedersen Bue officiated: 41 games logged, averaging 1.0 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-2.
Goal scorers
Stabæk: Magnus Lankhof Dahlby (19'), Aleksa Matic (35'), Aleksa Matic (58'), Alagie Sanyang (82') · Ranheim: Maurice Sylva (21'), Andreas Fossli (33')
Key stats
Possession: Stabæk 54% · Ranheim 46% · Total shots: 24-14 · On target: 10-5 · Corners: 8-4