This could be an interesting match as Odd have their presumed home advantage while Brann are ahead 3 points in the Eliteserien table.
It's no vacation for neither Odd nor Brann as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Brann play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Brann when playing on artifical turf are 12 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats from 27 matches. They have scored 39 goals and conceded 42 times in these games.
Odd form and stats
Overall Eliteserien stats at home this season for Odd are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
It's back home for Odd, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Viking away with the result 2-1. Kasper Lunding and Tobias Lauritsen found the net in that victory. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Haugesund that ended 0-0.
Manager J. Nornes felt very clever after Kasper Lunding scored the winning goal against Viking, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 60th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Kasper Lunding scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
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 Odd have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost zero.
Odd are traveling soon after this match as the Eliteserien match at Sarpsborg 08 awaits in four days.
Odd are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Odd have conceded 7 from these games.
Brann form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.
Robert Taylor and Gilbert Koomson (2) scored in Brann's previous match, the home game against Sandefjord that ended 3-1. Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Bodø / Glimt's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Brann in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Brann, zero draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Brann are hosting Start in the Eliteserien only four days away.
The visiting Brann have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. The Brann manager L. Nilsen has some worries about the defense as 8 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Odd, two draws and five wins for Brann. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Koomson 5 goals |  D. Bamba 3 goals |   V. Hoff 2 goals |
Odd missing players
Brann missing players
| Odd | Brann | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 86% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 6.6 | 8.2 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | 29 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 42 | 75 |
| 25 | 11 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| 48% | 45% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 39% |
- Brann haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Odd have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Odd have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Odd have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 21 |
| 2 | Molde | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Brann | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Stabæk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Kristiansund | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Odd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Viking | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | Start | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -15 | 3 |
- Brann
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