Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Sogndal 13th with 23, Sandnes Ulf 12th with 24. Recent form flatters Sogndal's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Per game in the league, Sogndal were scoring 1.68 and conceding 2.32, Sandnes Ulf 1.41 and 1.82, against a competition average of 1.91 goals per team per game.
Sandnes Ulf had been beaten in three straight games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Sogndal, 1 draw and 5 for Sandnes Ulf, at 2.36 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 73% of the meetings.
The match was played at Fosshaugane Campus (capacity 5,622). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sogndal led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Sogndal: Tuomas Pippola (43'), Atli Barkarson (72')
Key stats
Possession: Sogndal 47% · Sandnes Ulf 53% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-7