Home advantage could prove decisive in Brann - Mjøndalen battle

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 18.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brann Stadion (17317 seats)

Brann - Mjøndalen: Eliteserien basement dwellers scrapping for points and glory. Here's all the available stats and news before the game!

Insights:
  • Brann have the most conceded goals (26) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Eliteserien

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.

It should be mentioned that Mjøndalen play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Mjøndalen on grass are 3 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 13 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-15. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Brann form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eliteserien this season. Brann, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Eliteserien, have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Brann Stadion. Brann have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The spoils were shared in Brann's previous game, also at home. Visiting Tromsø (placed 14th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Daouda Karamoko Bamba, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.73 (out of 10). Bamba scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Brann lost 2-3 at Kristiansund's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brann handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and two defeats.

The Brann fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brann defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Mjøndalen form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Mjøndalen's previous game versus Haugesund (placed 9th), a Eliteserien 3-0 win played at home. Martin Ovenstad, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.52. Ovenstad scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit two key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lillestrøm wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Mjøndalen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were zero victories, four draws and three defeats.

Mjøndalen has another fixture away, a Eliteserien game, against Sarpsborg 08 in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mjøndalen have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. 7 goals have been conceded by Mjøndalen in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Brann, one draw and five wins for Mjøndalen. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

BrannD. Bamba
D. Bamba
5 goals
MjøndalenM. Rønning Ovenstad
M. Rønning Ovenstad
3 goals
MjøndalenM. Nakkim
M. Nakkim
2 goals

Brann missing players

Mjøndalen missing players

Brann Mjøndalen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 0 5 10
1 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
9 3 0 Lost L 0 3 4
12 7 4 Scored S 0 6 12
26 10 1 Conceded C 0 7 11
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 90%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 90%
62% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 50%
38% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
54% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 60%
15% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 30%
38% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 20%
 
6.7 6.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.4 3.2
5.1 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.6 4.2
1.4 0.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 13 15 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.4 9
3.8 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.6
24% 27% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 33%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Brann's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Mjøndalen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Brann have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Brann have created more than twice as many corners as Mjøndalen.
  • Brann have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brann have the most conceded goals (26) in Eliteserien
  • Brann have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Eliteserien
  • Brann have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Eliteserien
  • Brann haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mjøndalen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mjøndalen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 12 8 2 2 28 12 6 5 0 1 17 5 6 3 2 1 11 7 16 26
2 Bodø / Glimt 13 7 3 3 27 13 8 5 2 1 22 9 5 2 1 2 5 4 14 24
3 Vålerenga 12 5 5 2 22 15 6 2 3 1 11 7 6 3 2 1 11 8 7 20
4 Kristiansund 12 6 2 4 11 12 6 4 1 1 8 5 6 2 1 3 3 7 -1 20
5 Rosenborg 13 5 4 4 23 18 7 4 1 2 15 8 6 1 3 2 8 10 5 19
6 Viking 12 5 3 4 22 24 6 3 2 1 13 8 6 2 1 3 9 16 -2 18
7 Odd 10 4 4 2 15 11 4 2 2 0 7 3 6 2 2 2 8 8 4 16
8 Lillestrøm 9 5 1 3 12 11 5 4 0 1 8 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 1 16
9 Haugesund 10 4 3 3 12 9 5 4 1 0 11 2 5 0 2 3 1 7 3 15
10 Sandefjord 10 5 0 5 14 16 6 3 0 3 8 8 4 2 0 2 6 8 -2 15
11 Strømsgodset 11 3 4 4 15 20 5 3 2 0 11 4 6 0 2 4 4 16 -5 13
12 Sarpsborg 08 11 3 3 5 8 14 5 1 2 2 2 3 6 2 1 3 6 11 -6 12
13 Mjøndalen 10 2 4 4 12 11 5 1 3 1 6 4 5 1 1 3 6 7 1 10
14 Tromsø 12 2 4 6 11 21 5 0 2 3 5 10 7 2 2 3 6 11 -10 10
15 Stabæk 10 1 3 6 11 22 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 2 3 7 13 -11 6
16 Brann 13 1 3 9 12 26 6 1 2 3 7 10 7 0 1 6 5 16 -14 6

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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”.