Struggling Brann will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Molde in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Molde have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 8-4-4 (win-draw-loss) from 16 matches.
Brann form and stats
With 2 Eliteserien wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Brann are certainly not brimming with confidence.
An away draw last time out for Brann, facing Kristiansund in a game that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Brann lost 1-3 at home to Bodø / Glimt.
Brann are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Brann's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Molde form and stats
Playing away, Molde have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eliteserien this season. Bitter travels for Molde as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Strømsgodset match. Recent form does not give Molde much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Brann will be a tough nut to crack.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ferencvaros in their previous outing. The Champions League match ended in a draw 0-0. A 0-1 loss hosting Sandefjord before that.
Molde have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 10 away matches. In the opposite end, Molde have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Molde - Brann 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Brann wins - draws - Molde wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. James 7 goals |  E. Hussain 6 goals |
Brann missing players
Molde missing players
| Brann | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 46 |
| 31 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 53% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 37% |
| 68% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 63% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 257 | 141 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 126 | 268 |
| 87 | 52 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 44 | 98 |
| 28% | 23% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 50% | 47% |
- All of Molde's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Brann haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Molde have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Molde have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Molde haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 47 | 53 |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Odd | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Molde | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 34 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Viking | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Brann | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Start | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -31 | 7 |
- Brann
- Bergens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- Bergensavisen - (local newspaper)
- Bataljonen - (supporter site)
- Molde
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)