Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fana & Brann face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
7-6-17 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Brann when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 30 matches are 33-59 (scored/conceded).
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Fana form and stats
Fana have not come this way in the NM Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Sotra. Fana participated in NM Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.A nice win for Fana last time playing, versus Sotra. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Stord that finished 3-3.Brann form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Bjarg in order to reach 2nd round of NM Cup. Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.There's been little loot from Brann's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 7 away games in the Eliteserien. Brann only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Brann have lost on their last two travels.
Two travels in a row for Brann, whose manager K. Ingebrigtsen could celebrate last time after the NM Cup win against Bjarg. As mentioned above, Brann was the only team on the pitch versus Bjarg in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
A draw for Brann before that, at their own venue hosting Mjøndalen (1-1).The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Brann have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Bamba 6 goals |  J. Tveita 1 goals |  R. Kristiansen 1 goals |
Fana missing players
Brann missing players
| Fana | Brann | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 72 | 40 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Conceded | C | 22 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.1 | 7.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.4 | 14.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 71% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 30 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Odd | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Viking | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Mjøndalen | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Tromsø | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 10 |
| 15 | Brann | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 7 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 6 |
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