Brann will pray that their home advantage is enough to get some points from this strenuous duel, versus potent Kristiansund.
- Brann have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Eliteserien
- Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This football field has grass, unlike Kristiansund's home stadium. The previous 13 games by the away side on grass have ended with 1 win, 6 draws and 6 losses.
Brann form and stats
Brann's results here at Brann Stadion in the Eliteserien have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Happy days for Brann in their previous game, a NM Cup match away at Harstad that ended with a 5-0 victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Brann played a great game against Harstad and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. A. Heggebø was absolutely essential when Brann beat Harstad 5-0, scoring three goals.
Before that, Brann played out a Eliteserien draw 1-1 when visiting Tromsø.This is expected to be a close game, with Brann perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Brann as a small favourite), we find five games. Brann has won one of these, drawn one and lost three.
Brann are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brann defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kristiansund form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Kristiansund playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Kristiansund, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus KFUM.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Haugesund.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kristiansund playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Kristiansund wins, five draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kristiansund have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Brann and Kristiansund have duelled before this season: Kristiansund - Brann 3-2. Brann-Kristiansund H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Brann three wins, Kristiansund five wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Heggebø 5 goals |   B. Bye 5 goals |  S. Nilsen 4 goals |
Brann missing players
Kristiansund missing players
| Brann | Kristiansund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 27 |
| 38 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 95% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 74% |
| 63% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 42% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 68% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 22% | 37% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 32% |
| 6.7 | 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 12.2 | 13.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 28% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 19% | 31% |
- All of Brann's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brann have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brann have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Eliteserien
- Brann haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
- Kristiansund have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Eliteserien
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Molde | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Viking | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Odd | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Brann | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 14 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 13 |
- Brann
- Bergens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- Bergensavisen - (local newspaper)
- Bataljonen - (supporter site)
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)