Delightful dogfight as daring Vålerenga duel with determined Brann

It's no vacation for neither Vålerenga 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.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Brann have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 9-8-17 (win-draw-loss) from 34 matches.

Vålerenga form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Vålerenga have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 12 games. In general it's been a long time since Vålerenga tasted defeat here at Intility Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

No payout for Vålerenga in their previous match, an away game at Sarpsborg 08 that ended in defeat 1-2. The defeat against Sarpsborg 08 was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by M. Rashad). The attacker Amor Layouni was declared "man of the match" for Vålerenga with the rating of 7.62/10. Layouni served one assist, hit three key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

Ahead of that match, Vålerenga won a home game hosting Haugesund (2-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vålerenga handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, three draws and two defeats.

Vålerenga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Intility Arena with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Vålerenga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Brann form and stats

There's been little loot from Brann's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Eliteserien. Brann only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. It's three draws from Brann's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Brann might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Viking proved too strong as Brann slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Brann Stadion. Sivert Heltne Nilsen got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Nilsen dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 3-3 draw at Odd's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Brann have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were zero victories, five draws and six defeats.

Brann have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 14 goals have been scored. For Brann, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Vålerenga and Brann have played each other before this season: Brann - Vålerenga 0-3. Stats for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: seven wins for Vålerenga, three draws and zero wins for Brann. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

A. Heggebø 6 goals

H. Udahl 5 goals

R. Taylor 5 goals

Vålerenga missing players

Brann missing players