| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vålerenga II | 3 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1/9 | 6-12 |
| Steinkjer | 7 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7/15 | 14-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vålerenga II | 12 | 25 | 27 | -19 | DLDWL | 11 | +1 |
| Steinkjer | 11 | 26 | 31 | -12 | LWLWL | 10 | +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 2008-08-11
Vålerenga II went into the game 12th in the table on 27 points; Steinkjer sat 11th on 31 — a 4-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Vålerenga II 1.56 scored and 2.32 conceded per game, Steinkjer 2.15 and 2.62, with the league averaging 1.93.
Vallhall Arena in Oslo, capacity 3,000, hosted the game.
