Match Report
Brann (8th, 26 pts) visited Start (16th, 16 pts) with 10 points between them. Recent form flatters Start's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/2.05 for Start and 1.85/1.55 for Brann (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.58.
19 meetings are on record — 4 won by Start, 9 by Brann, 6 drawn, at 2.84 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 74% of the meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.84 all-time.
O. Nilsen took charge of the match — our records show 59 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. The venue was Sparebanken Sør Arena, with room for 14,563 spectators. On the scoreboard, Start led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Start: Ousmane Diallo Toure (44'), J. Cornelius (90')
Key stats
Possession: Start 37% · Brann 63% · Total shots: 22-14 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 9-7