Soccer betting preview: Lillestrøm welcomes Brann in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 01.Oct
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Åråsen Stadion (12234 seats)

It's been seven sleeps since Lillestrøm ran out versus Rosenborg and the score was 3-0. What will happen against Brann?

Insights:
  • Lillestrøm have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lillestrøm have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Brann have scored away.

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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Lillestrøm form and stats

7-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Eliteserien numbers at home for Lillestrøm so far this season.

Lillestrøm's last game was hosting Rosenborg (placed 9th) and winning 3-0. Olsen has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in five games in a row. First-class! Tønnessen (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.45/10. Tønnessen scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).

Heartbreak before that as Lillestrøm lost 1-3 at Sarpsborg 08's place.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 11 most recent league games shows that 9 of them had goals from both sides.

Goals decide football matches and Lillestrøm are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lillestrøm defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Brann form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Lillestrøm.

Brann had fun at their own home (Åråsen Stadion) last time out, beating Tromsø 2-1. Børsting and Finne scored. Finne, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.25. Finne scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Stabæk.

The visiting Brann have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. In the opposite end, Brann have conceded 15 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Brann have not lost in the last 6 matches (3-3-0) facing Lillestrøm.

Lillestrøm and Brann have faced each other previously this season: Brann - Lillestrøm 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

BrannB. Finne
B. Finne
14 goals
LillestrømT. Lehne Olsen
T. Lehne Olsen
12 goals
BrannS. Heltne Nilsen
S. Heltne Nilsen
7 goals

Lillestrøm missing players

Brann missing players

Lillestrøm Brann
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 10 22
11 7 1 Won W 1 4 13
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
8 4 3 Lost L 2 5 6
41 27 4 Scored S 3 13 39
34 17 7 Conceded C 4 15 25
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
82% 91% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 82%
73% 91% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 59%
45% 55% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 41%
18% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
73% 82% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 55%
14% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 32%
18% 9% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 18%
 
6.6 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 8 7.6 7.5
5.2 5.3 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.9 4.5
1.4 0.9 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.7 18.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 18.3 15.4 16
4.8 5.5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 5.2
39% 44% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 27% 34%
 
13.6 12.4 14 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.5 10.8
4.8 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 4
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Brann haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Lillestrøm have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lillestrøm have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Brann have scored away.
  • Lillestrøm haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Viking 22 16 3 3 50 29 12 9 2 1 33 18 10 7 1 2 17 11 21 51
2 Bodø / Glimt 22 15 4 3 57 29 10 7 2 1 27 12 12 8 2 2 30 17 28 49
3 Tromsø 22 14 3 5 33 23 12 8 2 2 20 11 10 6 1 3 13 12 10 45
4 Brann 22 13 3 6 39 25 12 9 2 1 26 10 10 4 1 5 13 15 14 42
5 Molde 22 12 5 5 48 24 10 7 2 1 26 8 12 5 3 4 22 16 24 41
6 Lillestrøm 22 11 3 8 41 34 11 7 0 4 27 17 11 4 3 4 14 17 7 36
7 Sarpsborg 08 23 10 4 9 41 36 11 6 1 4 24 15 12 4 3 5 17 21 5 34
8 Odd 23 8 6 9 28 31 11 5 3 3 14 11 12 3 3 6 14 20 -3 30
9 Rosenborg 23 8 5 10 29 35 12 6 2 4 19 15 11 2 3 6 10 20 -6 29
10 Strømsgodset 22 8 3 11 26 29 11 5 1 5 15 13 11 3 2 6 11 16 -3 27
11 HamKam 22 7 3 12 31 46 12 5 3 4 18 17 10 2 0 8 13 29 -15 24
12 Vålerenga 22 5 6 11 30 38 11 2 2 7 16 23 11 3 4 4 14 15 -8 21
13 Sandefjord 22 5 6 11 34 43 10 4 4 2 20 11 12 1 2 9 14 32 -9 21
14 Haugesund 23 5 6 12 20 34 11 4 2 5 14 17 12 1 4 7 6 17 -14 21
15 Stabæk 21 4 5 12 19 34 10 3 3 4 9 8 11 1 2 8 10 26 -15 17
16 Aalesund 23 3 3 17 16 52 12 3 3 6 10 18 11 0 0 11 6 34 -36 12

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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”.