Brann fights Viking in Eliteserien battle

These are busy days for the home side, as they had a match only four days ago in the Eliteserien. That game was an away game at Odd, so at least Brann are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Brann form and stats

3-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Eliteserien numbers at home for Brann so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Brann.

Brann drew their last game, 3-3 away at Odd (placed 12th). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Aune Selland Heggebø, who usually features in attack, was the best performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.55 (out of 10). Heggebø scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Stabæk that ended 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brann have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Brann as they are travelling to their away game against Vålerenga in the Eliteserien. That match is three days after this one.

The Brann fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brann defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Brann hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Odd, Stabæk, Sarpsborg 08, Tromsø and Mjøndalen), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

Viking form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Viking, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eliteserien, playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.

Impressive finishing from Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen, Harald Tangen and Veton Berisha (3) secured the home win 5-1 against Lillestrøm in their previous game. As mentioned above, Viking was the only team on the pitch versus Lillestrøm in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Veton Berisha certainly enjoyed Viking's last game versus Lillestrøm, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-1 victory. Veton Berisha, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.35. Berisha scored three goals.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Strømsgodset at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Viking in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Viking, two draws and zero defeats.

A new game in only three days for Viking, the Eliteserien home match versus Sarpsborg 08. Busy days.

Viking has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. The Viking manager M. Jensen has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Viking is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Odd, Stabæk, Sarpsborg 08, Tromsø and Mjøndalen.

Head 2 Head

The most recent logged meeting featuring both these squads is the Viking - Brann 3-1 played previously this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Brann, two draws and five wins for Viking. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

V. Berisha 18 goals

Z. Tripić 7 goals

A. Heggebø 6 goals

Brann missing players

Viking missing players