Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vålerenga & Brann face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Brann's regular surface at their own arena. When appearing on artifical turf Brann have performed like this: Played 31 matches earning 17 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 89-38 (scored/conceded).
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.
Vålerenga form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Vålerenga's results here at Intility Arena in the Eliteserien have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Vålerenga travelled for their previous game, a trip to Tromsø that ended 0-0. Vålerenga's goalie Sjøeng played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Tromsø with a stunning eight saves. Goalkeeper Sjøeng got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.52 out of ten. Sjøeng topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the home loss against Viking with the scoreline 1-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Vålerenga, as the Eliteserien home game vs Molde is only three days away.
Vålerenga has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.
Brann form and stats
Brann's mission in NM Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Brann have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Brann as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against Molde. Midfield player Nilsen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Nilsen hit one key pass and had 57 successful passes (of 63 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus HamKam in the Eliteserien.After this away game Brann return home for a Eliteserien game against Strømsgodset. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brann have scored 9 goals in 7 league games away. In the opposite end, Brann have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these participants: Vålerenga won six, Brann triumphed in two and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Finne 11 goals |  S. Heltne Nilsen 6 goals |
Vålerenga missing players
Brann missing players
| Vålerenga | Brann | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Scored | S | 39 | 68 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Conceded | C | 19 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.8 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.4 | 17.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| 10 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Tromsø | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Viking | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Brann | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Molde | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Odd | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Rosenborg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Vålerenga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | HamKam | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 10 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -16 | 7 |
- Vålerenga
- Vålerenga På Nett - (supporter-driven news site)
- Klanen - (supporter site)
- Brann
- Bergens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- Bergensavisen - (local newspaper)
- Bataljonen - (supporter site)
