Nidaros came away with a 3:6 win at Stavanger Oilers in the Liga Fjordkraft on 2026-09-19. The result gives the visitors their first points of the campaign while Stavanger remain winless after one match. And here's the thing — this was Nidaros's first competitive fixture of the season, meaning the table tells only half the story so far.
Stavanger sit seventh with 0 points after their opening defeat, having lost 0:2 to Valerenga three days earlier before a 3:1 win over Frisk Asker on 10 September. Nidaros, meanwhile, were listed sixth with zero games played before this afternoon — a reminder that the standings are still being written. To be fair, the gap between them on the table means little with so few matches completed.
The Oilers cannot afford another slip if they want to climb out of the bottom half. Their recent run shows inconsistency: a heavy 1:4 loss to Frisk Asker on 4 September followed by a 6:1 victory over Stjernen on 3 September, then another 1:4 defeat to Zvolen HKM on 22 August. Nidaros's last competitive games all came in March — a 1:2 loss to Narvik and four matches against Lørenskog that ended with two wins and two defeats.
We had tipped Stavanger to win with 78 per cent confidence before kick-off. The forecast did not come off, and the reason was straightforward enough — Nidaros found a way back into it and held their nerve when it mattered. The visitors showed more composure than the hosts, who gave away too many cheap opportunities in transition.
The result keeps Stavanger winless and moves Nidaros off zero points for the first time this season. With both sides having played or set up for different rhythms, the next encounters will tell whether this was a one-off or a shift in momentum.