| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skarp | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6/15 | 7-15 |
| Rosenborg II | 14 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9/15 | 17-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skarp | 13 | 26 | 15 | -55 | LLLLL | 14 | -1 |
| Rosenborg II | 7 | 26 | 42 | 18 | WWLLL | 9 | -2 |
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 2008-09-29
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Rosenborg II (7th, 42 pts) and Skarp (13th, 15 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.08/3.19 for Skarp and 2.65/1.96 for Rosenborg II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.03.
Rosenborg II arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Alfheim Stadion in Tromso, capacity 6,687, hosted the game.
