| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start II | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8/15 | 8-8 |
| Stavanger | 15 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5/15 | 9-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start II | 12 | 26 | 27 | -11 | LWLDD | 9 | +3 |
| Stavanger | 14 | 26 | 15 | -41 | LLLLL | 14 | 0 |
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 2010-08-09
The table read 12th (Start II, 27 pts) against 14th (Stavanger, 15 pts), 12 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Start II 1.54 scored and 1.96 conceded per game, Stavanger 1.12 and 2.69, with the league averaging 1.76.
The match was played at Kristiansand Stadion in Kristiansand (capacity 16,601). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Start II led 5-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 6-1.
