Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Brann 2nd on 59, Lillestrøm 15th on 24. Scoring rates set the scale: Brann 1.83 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Lillestrøm 1.1 and 2.1, with the league averaging 1.42.
Brann entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Brann 15/15, Lillestrøm 3/15.
26 meetings are on record — 12 won by Brann, 8 by Lillestrøm, 6 drawn, at 3.23 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup. 65% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The match was played at Brann Stadion in Bergen (capacity 17,317). O. Nilsen took charge of the match — our records show 58 games refereed with an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game. Brann led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brann: Niklas Castro (90'), Aune Selland Heggebø (45') · Lillestrøm: Markus Karlsbakk (58')