Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brann 1st with 81 points, Grorud 15th with 20, 61 apart. Grorud had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Brann 3.17 scored and 0.53 conceded per game, Grorud 1.13 and 2.3, with the league averaging 1.64.
Brann arrived on a run of 13 straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Brann held 15 points of 15 and Grorud 4.
The match was played at Brann Stadion in Bergen (capacity 17,317). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brann led 6-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 7-0.