Brann supporters put their faith in manager E. Horneland to deliver victory against Sarpsborg 08

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brann Stadion (17317 seats)

Here's every piece of data you should learn, and a little bit more, before the Brann - Sarpsborg 08 fixture!

Insights:
  • Brann have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Eliteserien
  • Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

This field has grass, unlike Sarpsborg 08's home stadium. The previous 17 games by the away side on grass have seen 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses.

Brann are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sarpsborg is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Brann form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eliteserien this season. Brann have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Brann Stadion.

An away draw last time out for Brann, facing Bodø / Glimt in a game that ended 2-2. Late drama in the game against Bodø / Glimt as Brann were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Bård Finne popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Brann's goalie Lennart Grill played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Bodø / Glimt with a stunning six saves. Ole Martin Lekven Kolskogen was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Kolskogen won 5 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match, Brann lost 0-1 at home to Molde.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Brann's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won zero matches, drawn four and lost two.

Brann has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Sarpsborg 08 form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Sarpsborg 08 have produced an overall stat of 5-1-8 so far. Sarpsborg have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Sarpsborg 08 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Tromsø proved too strong as Sarpsborg 08 slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Sarpsborg Stadion. Jonathan Lindseth got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Lindseth hit one key pass.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Mjøndalen.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sarpsborg playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.

Sarpsborg have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. For Sarpsborg, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other already this season, with the match result Sarpsborg 08 - Brann 0-0 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brann five wins, four draws and Sarpsborg 08 one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sarpsborg 08I. Koné
I. Koné
11 goals
Sarpsborg 08J. Lindseth
J. Lindseth
10 goals
BrannA. Heggebø
A. Heggebø
7 goals

Brann missing players

Sarpsborg 08 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brann Sarpsborg 08
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
4 3 2 Won W 2 5 11
11 5 0 Drew D 1 1 6
14 6 2 Lost L 2 8 12
36 18 7 Scored S 7 17 38
54 23 9 Conceded C 10 28 42
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
86% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 76%
59% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 64% 55%
48% 36% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 43% 34%
17% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 21% 17%
69% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 64% 59%
7% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 14% 24%
28% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 24%
 
7.3 7.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.1 3.7
5.2 4.9 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.2 4.5
1 0.6 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.8 14.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10 10.6
4.7 4.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.8 2.8
27% 31% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 44% 46%
 
12.2 10.9 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.6 11.8
4.5 3.9 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.4 3.7
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Brann have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Eliteserien
  • Brann haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sarpsborg 08 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sarpsborg 08 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 Bodø / Glimt 29 17 9 3 56 25 15 10 4 1 34 13 14 7 5 2 22 12 31 60
2 Molde 29 17 6 6 68 39 15 11 2 2 46 18 14 6 4 4 22 21 29 57
3 Viking 29 16 6 7 58 47 15 9 3 3 34 22 14 7 3 4 24 25 11 54
4 Rosenborg 29 13 8 8 56 40 14 8 3 3 33 17 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 47
5 Lillestrøm 29 13 7 9 47 40 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 26 27 7 46
6 Vålerenga 29 11 12 6 45 35 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 4 5 5 18 21 10 45
7 Kristiansund 29 13 4 12 39 45 14 9 2 3 25 15 15 4 2 9 14 30 -6 43
8 Sarpsborg 08 29 11 6 12 38 42 15 6 5 4 21 14 14 5 1 8 17 28 -4 39
9 Sandefjord 29 10 6 13 38 50 15 6 5 4 21 18 14 4 1 9 17 32 -12 36
10 Haugesund 29 9 8 12 45 43 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 1 5 9 16 28 2 35
11 Strømsgodset 29 9 8 12 41 41 15 8 4 3 33 12 14 1 4 9 8 29 0 35
12 Tromsø 29 8 11 10 33 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 15 5 5 5 17 23 -9 35
13 Odd 29 7 9 13 41 57 14 4 4 6 27 28 15 3 5 7 14 29 -16 30
14 Stabæk 29 6 7 16 34 59 15 4 3 8 17 27 14 2 4 8 17 32 -25 25
15 Brann 29 4 11 14 36 54 14 3 5 6 18 23 15 1 6 8 18 31 -18 23
16 Mjøndalen 29 4 10 15 33 49 14 2 5 7 19 19 15 2 5 8 14 30 -16 22

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Table
  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 29 17 9 3 56 25 15 10 4 1 34 13 14 7 5 2 22 12 31 60
2 Molde 29 17 6 6 68 39 15 11 2 2 46 18 14 6 4 4 22 21 29 57
3 Viking 29 16 6 7 58 47 15 9 3 3 34 22 14 7 3 4 24 25 11 54
4 Rosenborg 29 13 8 8 56 40 14 8 3 3 33 17 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 47
5 Lillestrøm 29 13 7 9 47 40 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 26 27 7 46
6 Vålerenga 29 11 12 6 45 35 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 4 5 5 18 21 10 45
7 Kristiansund 29 13 4 12 39 45 14 9 2 3 25 15 15 4 2 9 14 30 -6 43
8 Sarpsborg 08 29 11 6 12 38 42 15 6 5 4 21 14 14 5 1 8 17 28 -4 39
9 Sandefjord 29 10 6 13 38 50 15 6 5 4 21 18 14 4 1 9 17 32 -12 36
10 Haugesund 29 9 8 12 45 43 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 1 5 9 16 28 2 35
11 Strømsgodset 29 9 8 12 41 41 15 8 4 3 33 12 14 1 4 9 8 29 0 35
12 Tromsø 29 8 11 10 33 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 15 5 5 5 17 23 -9 35
13 Odd 29 7 9 13 41 57 14 4 4 6 27 28 15 3 5 7 14 29 -16 30
14 Stabæk 29 6 7 16 34 59 15 4 3 8 17 27 14 2 4 8 17 32 -25 25
15 Brann 29 4 11 14 36 54 14 3 5 6 18 23 15 1 6 8 18 31 -18 23
16 Mjøndalen 29 4 10 15 33 49 14 2 5 7 19 19 15 2 5 8 14 30 -16 22

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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”.