Eliteserien: Brann expected to win home fixture vs Odd

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 05.Nov
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brann Stadion (17317 seats)

A look at the Eliteserien table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data available. Check out our Brann - Odd match preview!

Insights:
  • Brann is in the best form (5-1-0) in Eliteserien
  • Odd have the most clean sheets (10) in Eliteserien

Brann's stadium, Brann Stadion, has a grass surface. Odd have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Odd when playing on grass; 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from eleven matches. They have scored {16 goals} in these games and conceded 19.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Brann form and stats

Brann have performed here at Brann Stadion this season with 10 wins from 13 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Brann has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Brann Stadion. We remember; it was Viking.

Brann drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sandefjord (placed 15th). Defender Soltvedt got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Soltvedt hit three key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Molde.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Brann home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (29 in 13 games), Brann's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Brann have conceded only 12 goals.

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Odd form and stats

Odd have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 3-3-7 (13 played). Odd seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The club members enjoyed Odd's previous fixture versus HamKam (placed 12th), a 2-0 win played at home. Those three points felt good as this team had gone four league rounds without winning. Bråtveit (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.23. Bråtveit topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, the Odd manager Wibe-Lund faced defeat when travelling to Strømsgodset and losing 1-3.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Odd played away with similar odds. This revealed 5 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 4 times.

Take note that 9 of this club's 12 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

The visiting Odd have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. As for defending, Odd rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Odd - Brann 2-0. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: five wins for Brann, one draw and four wins for Odd. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

BrannB. Finne
B. Finne
14 goals
BrannS. Heltne Nilsen
S. Heltne Nilsen
8 goals
BrannF. Børsting
F. Børsting
5 goals

Brann missing players

Odd missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brann Odd
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
16 10 3 Won W 1 3 9
4 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
6 1 0 Lost L 3 7 10
47 29 7 Scored S 4 15 32
29 12 3 Conceded C 9 23 35
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 88%
85% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 73%
58% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 46%
38% 46% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 31%
12% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 31% 19%
58% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 46%
31% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 38%
15% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 27%
 
7.2 7.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3 3.8
4.4 4.4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 6.1 6.1
1.3 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
15.9 16.5 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.6 10.8
5.4 5.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 3.6
34% 40% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 34%
 
10.7 9.3 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 15.2 14
3.9 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.9 4.8
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Brann have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brann have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Brann have the most points (32) at home in Eliteserien
  • Brann is in the best form (5-1-0) in Eliteserien
  • Odd have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Odd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Odd have the most clean sheets (10) in Eliteserien
  • Odd have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 25 18 4 3 66 33 12 9 2 1 33 15 13 9 2 2 33 18 33 58
2 Brann 26 16 4 6 47 29 13 10 2 1 29 12 13 6 2 5 18 17 18 52
3 Viking 26 16 4 6 54 39 13 9 2 2 36 22 13 7 2 4 18 17 15 52
4 Tromsø 25 16 3 6 39 28 13 8 2 3 21 13 12 8 1 3 18 15 11 51
5 Molde 25 13 5 7 55 30 12 8 2 2 31 11 13 5 3 5 24 19 25 44
6 Lillestrøm 25 12 3 10 43 37 13 8 0 5 29 19 12 4 3 5 14 18 6 39
7 Sarpsborg 08 26 11 5 10 50 43 13 7 2 4 31 19 13 4 3 6 19 24 7 38
8 Odd 26 9 7 10 32 35 13 6 4 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 15 23 -3 34
9 Strømsgodset 26 10 3 13 30 33 13 7 1 5 19 14 13 3 2 8 11 19 -3 33
10 Rosenborg 26 9 6 11 35 42 13 6 3 4 20 16 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 33
11 Haugesund 26 8 6 12 30 35 13 6 2 5 21 18 13 2 4 7 9 17 -5 30
12 HamKam 26 8 3 15 34 56 13 5 3 5 18 20 13 3 0 10 16 36 -22 27
13 Stabæk 26 6 7 13 28 40 13 5 3 5 15 11 13 1 4 8 13 29 -12 25
14 Vålerenga 26 6 6 14 34 46 13 2 2 9 18 28 13 4 4 5 16 18 -12 24
15 Sandefjord 26 5 7 14 39 51 13 4 5 4 22 15 13 1 2 10 17 36 -12 22
16 Aalesund 26 5 3 18 22 61 13 4 3 6 13 20 13 1 0 12 9 41 -39 18

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 25 18 4 3 66 33 12 9 2 1 33 15 13 9 2 2 33 18 33 58
2 Brann 26 16 4 6 47 29 13 10 2 1 29 12 13 6 2 5 18 17 18 52
3 Viking 26 16 4 6 54 39 13 9 2 2 36 22 13 7 2 4 18 17 15 52
4 Tromsø 25 16 3 6 39 28 13 8 2 3 21 13 12 8 1 3 18 15 11 51
5 Molde 25 13 5 7 55 30 12 8 2 2 31 11 13 5 3 5 24 19 25 44
6 Lillestrøm 25 12 3 10 43 37 13 8 0 5 29 19 12 4 3 5 14 18 6 39
7 Sarpsborg 08 26 11 5 10 50 43 13 7 2 4 31 19 13 4 3 6 19 24 7 38
8 Odd 26 9 7 10 32 35 13 6 4 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 15 23 -3 34
9 Strømsgodset 26 10 3 13 30 33 13 7 1 5 19 14 13 3 2 8 11 19 -3 33
10 Rosenborg 26 9 6 11 35 42 13 6 3 4 20 16 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 33
11 Haugesund 26 8 6 12 30 35 13 6 2 5 21 18 13 2 4 7 9 17 -5 30
12 HamKam 26 8 3 15 34 56 13 5 3 5 18 20 13 3 0 10 16 36 -22 27
13 Stabæk 26 6 7 13 28 40 13 5 3 5 15 11 13 1 4 8 13 29 -12 25
14 Vålerenga 26 6 6 14 34 46 13 2 2 9 18 28 13 4 4 5 16 18 -12 24
15 Sandefjord 26 5 7 14 39 51 13 4 5 4 22 15 13 1 2 10 17 36 -12 22
16 Aalesund 26 5 3 18 22 61 13 4 3 6 13 20 13 1 0 12 9 41 -39 18

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.