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Matchday

Eliteserien 2026 · 12 Jul 2026

SK Brann 2–1 IK Start

Picked for matchday: Standout: Niklas Castro scored 85.5

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.3 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.0 – 1.2
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made SK Brann favourites at 70%.

SK Brann won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Noah Jean Holm, 57.5 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Hakon Lorentzen +10.8, Noah Jean Holm +10.7, John Olav Norheim +9.4.

Well below it: Thore Pedersen −20.8, Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen −12.4, Kristall Máni Ingason −12.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SK Brann

29 May 2026L 1–2v Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien
24 May 2026L 1–3at Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
20 May 2026L 1–2at Aalesunds FK Eliteserien
16 May 2026W 2–1v KFUM Oslo Eliteserien
2 May 2026W 3–1v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien

IK Start

29 May 2026L 1–2at Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
25 May 2026W 2–0v Vålerenga IF Eliteserien
20 May 2026L 1–4v Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien
16 May 2026L 3–6at Viking FK Eliteserien
3 May 2026D 1–1v Tromsø IL Eliteserien

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SK Brann

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Niklas Castro Forward28020.1685.5–
Noah Jean Holm Forward45100.7157.5+10.7
Mathias Dyngeland Goalkeeper9000–53.3+4.9
Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder90000.1743.7−0.2
Niklas Jensen Wassberg Midfielder7800–42.9−1.5
Kristian Eriksen Midfielder90100.6642.3+4.2
Joachim Soltvedt Defender90000.1341.3+0.6
Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen Defender9000–37.5−12.4
Kristall Máni Ingason Midfielder6200–36.8−12.2
Bård Finne Forward62000.0636.4−7.3
Vetle Dragsnes Defender9000–33.4−7.3
Jacob Lungi Sørensen Midfielder1200–27.8–
Thore Pedersen Defender6200–25.1−20.8
Martin Hellan Defender4500–23.2–
Ulrik Mathisen Forward2800–20.3–
Denzel De Roeve Defender28000.179.3–

IK Start

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sebastian Griesbeck Defender1100–60.8–
John Olav Norheim Defender9000–55.9+9.4
Hakon Lorentzen Forward69100.2852.7+10.8
Eirik Schulze Midfielder21000.0748.0–
Tom Strannegård Defender90010.0947.9+7.0
Jesper Cornelius Forward90000.5544.5−1.0
Mikael Ugland Midfielder87000.1343.2−2.9
Erlend Segberg Midfielder90000.0242.4+0.0
Ousmane Diallo Toure Defender6900–40.5+2.1
Jacob Pryts Goalkeeper9000–38.9−3.4
Steve Mvoué Midfielder48000.0336.8−10.5
Erlend Dahl Reitan Defender8700–35.2−4.4
Fredrik Palerud Defender21000.047.0–