Match Report
The table gap was wide: 52 points between Vålerenga (1st, 69 pts) and Sandnes Ulf (16th, 17 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.87/2.67 for Sandnes Ulf and 2.73/1.03 for Vålerenga (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Sandnes Ulf had been beaten in three straight games. Vålerenga arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Sandnes Ulf, 15/15 for Vålerenga.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Sandnes Ulf have 1 win to Vålerenga's 6, with 0 draws, at 3.57 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 71% of the meetings won by the home side. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was Sandnes Idrettspark in Sandnes, with room for 4,969 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.