Match Report
Sandefjord, 12th on 19 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Tromsø (3rd, 35). Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Tromsø ran at 1.89 scored and 1.11 conceded, Sandefjord at 0.83 and 1.28.
Tromsø were unbeaten in 7. Over the last five, Tromsø had taken 13 of 15 points to Sandefjord's 5.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Tromsø, 7 draws and 6 for Sandefjord, at 2.6 goals per meeting. 1.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.6.
The match was played at Alfheim Stadion (capacity 6,687). On the scoreboard, Tromsø led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Tromsø: Heine Åsen Larsen (16'), Vetle Skjærvik (28'), Troy Engseth Nyhammer (57') · Sandefjord: Evangelos Patoulidis (48')
Key stats
Possession: Tromsø 43% · Sandefjord 57% · Total shots: 14-14 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 10-6