Match Report
47 points separated the sides: Brann 4th on 56, Haugesund 16th on 9. On recent form Brann sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Brann 1.83 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Haugesund 0.73 and 2.67, with the league averaging 1.59.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Haugesund. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Brann against 0/15 for Haugesund.
28 meetings are on record — 13 won by Brann, 8 by Haugesund, 7 drawn, at 2.79 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host.
Brann Stadion, capacity 17,686, hosted the game. Brann led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brann: Bård Finne (32'), Eggert Aron Gudmundsson (47'), Bård Finne (51'), Eggert Aron Gudmundsson (71') · Haugesund: Sory Diarra (84')
Key stats
Possession: Brann 61% · Haugesund 39% · Total shots: 20-11 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 8-5