Eliteserien prediction and preview: Brann modest favorites to beat Tromsø

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 10.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brann Stadion (17317 seats)

Brann - Tromsø: 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 (25) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Brann form and stats

1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Brann, who have the most conceded goals (25) in Eliteserien, have to build on here at Brann Stadion in the Eliteserien.

In their previous game, the manager K. Ingebrigtsen led his Brann to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Kristiansund. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Brann Stadion. Midfield player Petter Strand got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Strand served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Lillestrøm.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brann handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, four 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 6 in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brann defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Tromsø form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Tromsø have produced an overall stat of 2-1-3 so far. Tromsø seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Tromsø are looking to quickly end their 334 minutes long goal drought in the Eliteserien.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Tromsø, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Haugesund (placed 9th). Attacker Felix Winther got a player rating of 7.11 in the game. "Man of the match" Winther hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).

A draw for Tromsø before that, at their own venue hosting Kristiansund (0-0).

Tromsø are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.

The attacking power of Tromsø when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Tromsø's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Brann wins - draws - Tromsø wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrannD. Bamba
D. Bamba
4 goals
TromsøM. Ebiye
M. Ebiye
4 goals
TromsøE. Bugale Kitolano
E. Bugale Kitolano
2 goals

Brann missing players

Tromsø missing players

Brann Tromsø
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 6 11
1 1 1 Won W 1 2 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
9 3 0 Lost L 0 3 6
11 6 3 Scored S 4 5 10
25 9 0 Conceded C 1 10 20
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 82%
67% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 64%
42% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 18%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
50% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 17% 36%
17% 20% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 27%
42% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 45%
 
6.8 6.6 9 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.8 4.4
5.2 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.7
1.3 0.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.5 12.6 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.5 11.4
3.8 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.4
24% 27% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 27%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Brann's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Brann have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Brann have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brann have the most conceded goals (25) 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.
  • Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tromsø 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 11 6 2 3 11 11 6 4 1 1 8 5 5 2 1 2 3 6 0 20
5 Viking 11 5 2 4 21 23 5 3 1 1 12 7 6 2 1 3 9 16 -2 17
6 Rosenborg 12 4 4 4 22 18 6 3 1 2 14 8 6 1 3 2 8 10 4 16
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 9 4 3 2 12 6 5 4 1 0 11 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 6 15
10 Sandefjord 9 4 0 5 12 16 5 2 0 3 6 8 4 2 0 2 6 8 -4 12
11 Sarpsborg 08 10 3 3 4 8 12 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 1 2 6 9 -4 12
12 Strømsgodset 10 3 3 4 14 19 5 3 2 0 11 4 5 0 1 4 3 15 -5 12
13 Tromsø 11 2 3 6 10 20 5 0 2 3 5 10 6 2 1 3 5 10 -10 9
14 Mjøndalen 9 1 4 4 9 11 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 1 1 3 6 7 -2 7
15 Stabæk 10 1 3 6 11 22 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 2 3 7 13 -11 6
16 Brann 12 1 2 9 11 25 5 1 1 3 6 9 7 0 1 6 5 16 -14 5

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Read more about Eliteserien

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”.