Matchday

Eliteserien 2025 · 13 Sep 2025

SK Brann 3–2 Vålerenga IF

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.4 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.7 – 1.0
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made SK Brann favourites at 70%.

SK Brann won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen, 61.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ulrik Mathisen +11.9, Vegar Eggen Hedenstad +8.6.

Well below it: Eggert Aron Guðmundsson −15.0, Joachim Soltvedt −15.0, Jacob Lungi Sørensen −14.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SK Brann

31 Aug 2025D 2–2at Kristiansund BK Eliteserien
27 Aug 2025W 4–0at AEK Larnaca Europa League
21 Aug 2025W 2–1v AEK Larnaca Europa League
17 Aug 2025W 2–1at Tromsø IL Eliteserien
14 Aug 2025L 0–1v BK Häcken Europa League

Vålerenga IF

30 Aug 2025W 3–2v Bryne FK Eliteserien
24 Aug 2025W 3–2at Haugesund Eliteserien
17 Aug 2025W 4–0v Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien
3 Aug 2025W 2–1v Sandefjord Fotball Eliteserien
26 Jul 2025L 2–7at Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SK Brann

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Vetle Dragsnes Defender1100–83.4–
Niklas Castro Forward3100–61.7–
Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Defender9000–61.0+5.4
Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder90100.4353.3+4.7
Mathias Dyngeland Goalkeeper9000–52.9+2.7
Ulrik Mathisen Forward60100.1351.5+11.9
Denzel De Roeve Defender3000–47.9–
Emil Kornvig Midfielder90000.1647.0+1.0
Eivind Helland Defender90000.4646.7−2.6
Sævar Atli Magnússon Forward89100.4442.9−12.5
Jacob Lungi Sørensen Midfielder90000.1440.5−14.1
Thore Pedersen Defender6001–38.9−9.6
Noah Jean Holm Forward30000.7630.0–
Eggert Aron Guðmundsson Midfielder59000.1228.2−15.0
Joachim Soltvedt Defender79020.0624.0−15.0
Mads Sande Midfielder100–0.0–

Vålerenga IF

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oscar Hedvall Goalkeeper9000–57.1+3.0
Elias Sørensen Midfielder90100.3453.4+5.5
Ivan Näsberg Defender7900–52.8–
Aaron Kiil Olsen Defender9000–50.1+2.4
Filip Thorvaldsen Midfielder90100.3448.4+6.0
Vegar Eggen Hedenstad Defender61010.0146.9+8.6
Petter Strand Midfielder1700–44.0–
Mohamed Ofkir Forward73000.2843.6−4.5
Hakon Sjatil Defender29000.0141.6–
Carl Lange Midfielder79000.0541.3+0.4
Ambina Fidèle Brice Midfielder7300–40.0−2.2
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen Midfielder1700–35.4–
Kevin Tshiembe Defender1100–32.9–
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder9000–32.3−13.1