| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandnes Ulf | 9 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4/15 | 8-9 |
| Strømsgodset II | 8 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 8-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandnes Ulf | 1 | 26 | 61 | 60 | WLWLW | 5 | -4 |
| Strømsgodset II | 7 | 26 | 31 | -6 | LLWLW | 8 | -1 |
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 2009-08-08
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Sandnes Ulf (1st, 61 pts) and Strømsgodset II (7th, 31 pts). Recent form told a different story for Sandnes Ulf: only 5th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. In league terms the two rates read 3.38/1.08 for Sandnes Ulf and 2.15/2.38 for Strømsgodset II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.04.
Sandnes Idrettspark in Sandnes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,969.
