| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strindheim | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6/15 | 9-12 |
| Verdal | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/15 | 3-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strindheim | 2 | 26 | 46 | 13 | WWWWD | 4 | -2 |
| Verdal | 13 | 26 | 26 | -20 | WWLWL | 26 | -13 |
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 2019-08-24
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Strindheim (2nd, 46 pts) and Verdal (13th, 26 pts). Verdal ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Against a league average of 1.97 goals per team per game, Strindheim ran at 2.27 scored and 1.77 conceded, Verdal at 1.23 and 2.
Ruta Arena in Trondheim, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Verdal led 5-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-5.
