Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brann 1st with 81 points, Ranheim 8th with 43, 38 apart. Ranheim ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Brann were scoring 3.17 and conceding 0.53, Ranheim 1.63 and 1.73, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
11 consecutive wins preceded this game for Brann, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Ranheim came in having won four on the spin.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Brann, 0 draws and 1 for Ranheim, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
Brann Stadion in Bergen, capacity 17,317, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brann led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.