IK Start 2–0 SK Brann
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.6 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 2.2 – 1.2
- Goals
- 2 – 0
Footybot made IK Start favourites at 44%.
IK Start won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 1.2.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen, 67.3 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Thore Pedersen +18.4, Ousmane Diallo Toure +16.2, Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen +15.2.
Well below it: Kristall Máni Ingason −12.2, Bård Finne −11.5, Mathias Dyngeland −10.7.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
IK Start
| 4 Sep 2026 | L 0–2 | at Aalesunds FK |
| 30 Aug 2026 | W 4–1 | v KFUM Oslo |
| 8 Aug 2026 | L 0–1 | v Fredrikstad FK |
| 1 Aug 2026 | L 0–3 | v Viking FK |
| 25 Jul 2026 | W 2–1 | at Kristiansund BK |
SK Brann
| 5 Sep 2026 | L 1–2 | v Lillestrøm SK |
| 30 Aug 2026 | D 0–0 | at Sandefjord Fotball |
| 27 Aug 2026 | W 3–2 | v PAOK |
| 20 Aug 2026 | D 1–1 | at PAOK |
| 16 Aug 2026 | W 3–0 | v HamKam |
Head to head
| 12 Jul 2026 | SK Brann 2–1 IK Start |
IK Start
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eirik Schulze | 14 | 90.5 | – |
| Filip Manojlović | 90 | 63.7 | +14.1 |
| Jesper Cornelius | 27 | 61.7 | – |
| Mikael Ugland | 90 | 56.1 | +10.6 |
| Ousmane Diallo Toure | 90 | 52.2 | +16.2 |
| Hakon Lorentzen | 76 | 42.6 | −1.3 |
| Sander Aske Granheim | 90 | 42.5 | – |
| Jens Berland Husebø | 90 | 39.7 | −8.0 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | 63 | 38.8 | – |
| Erlend Segberg | 90 | 38.4 | −1.2 |
| Steve Mvoué | 90 | 36.1 | −8.3 |
| Altin Ujkani | 90 | 33.4 | −1.3 |
| Johan Meyer | 1 | 30.2 | – |
| Erlend Dahl Reitan | 89 | 29.7 | −5.8 |
SK Brann
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen | 90 | 67.3 | +15.2 |
| Thore Pedersen | 90 | 57.3 | +18.4 |
| Jacob Lungi Sørensen | 90 | 56.9 | +7.2 |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | 33 | 53.1 | – |
| Niklas Jensen Wassberg | 57 | 51.8 | +9.3 |
| Joachim Soltvedt | 83 | 46.5 | +4.7 |
| Niklas Castro | 90 | 46.1 | +2.9 |
| Ulrik Mathisen | 83 | 46.0 | +1.3 |
| Vetle Dragsnes | 15 | 44.9 | – |
| Mathias Dyngeland | 90 | 40.6 | −10.7 |
| Julian Lægreid | 15 | 39.4 | – |
| Kristall Máni Ingason | 90 | 37.1 | −12.2 |
| Leo Cornic | 90 | 37.0 | +0.4 |
| Kristian Eriksen | 33 | 34.0 | – |
| Bård Finne | 57 | 32.5 | −11.5 |