Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fjora & Brann face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Eliteserien game only three days ago.
Fjora form and stats
Action has already taken place for Fjora in NM Cup as they have defeated Florø to reach the 2nd Round. Fjora was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the NM Cup.Fjora's previous match was a NM Cup game also played at their home, ending 4-0 against Florø. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
Preceding that fixture, a home defeat in the NM Cup against Aalesund. Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Fjora have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 3 from 4 games. 2 defeats by at least two goals.
Brann form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Frøya in order to reach 2nd round of NM Cup. Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Brann won their last game, 3-1 versus Rosenborg played at home. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie four matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Finne and that is impressive! Finne, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.81. Finne scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that, the NM Cup victory away at Frøya. Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Brann given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 11 matches with 10 wins as expected, 0 draws and 1 surprise home win. The favourites won 9 of these games by at least two goals.
The schedule is very tough for Brann now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eliteserien game at Aalesund is waiting in only three days.
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. As for defending, Brann rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Finne 9 goals |  S. Heltne Nilsen 4 goals | B. Finne 3 goals |
Fjora missing players
Brann missing players
| Fjora | Brann | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 34 | Scored | S | 31 | 65 | ||
| 57 | 23 | Conceded | C | 20 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.4 | 8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 17.8 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 72% | 76% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | Brann | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Sarpsborg 08 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Viking | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Tromsø | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Stabæk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Molde | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Vålerenga | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Odd | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Rosenborg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | HamKam | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 7 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Haugesund | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
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