BERGEN. Viking had a surprising win over Brann with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Kabran (65′) and a goal from S. Sebulonsen (20′).

The match was played at the Brann Stadion stadium in Bergen on Thursday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Rohit Saggi with the help of Geir-Oskar Isaksen and Morten Jensen. The 4th official was Kai Erik Steen. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. Brann was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Viking that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brann was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Viking found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Brann shot 22 times, 2 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Viking shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Brann didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Viking received 3 yellow cards (A. Ostbo, G. Stensness and K. Kabran).

Standings

After this match, Brann will stay with 20 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Viking will have 44 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Brann will play away against Vålerenga on the 31st of October with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Vålerenga (7 draws).

Viking will host Sarpsborg 08 on the 31st of October with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Viking (5 draws).

Brann – Formation

Brann adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eirik Horneland decided to play with the following team: Lennart Grill (6.1), Felix Horn Myhre (7.2), Ole Martin Lekven Kolskogen (6.2), Lars Gerson (6.8), Ruben Kristiansen (6.3), Mathias Rasmussen (7.2), Sivert Heltne Nilsen (7.1), Petter Strand (6.4), Bård Finne (6.5), Aune Selland Heggebø (6.4) and Robert Taylor (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Håkon Opdal, Ole Didrik Blomberg (6.6), Runar Ullaland Hove (6.8), Kasper Skaanes (6.5), Vajebah Sakor, Niklas Jensen, David Möller Wolfe (7.0), Filip Moller Delaveris and Moonga Simba.

Brann could not rely on the presence of R. Hove (injured).

Substitutions

Brann made 4 changes: L. Gerson for R. Hove (11′), R. Kristiansen for D. Wolfe Moller (46′), M. Rasmussen for O. Blomberg (84′) and R. Taylor for K. Skaanes (84′).

Best player: Felix Horn Myhre​

The most impressive player for Brann was Felix Horn Myhre.

His rating is (7.2) with 30 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Viking – Formation

Also Viking adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Morten Jensen played with: Arild Østbø (7.2), Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen (7.4), Gianni Stensness (7.2), Viljar Helland Vevatne (7.7), Rolf Daniel Vikstøl (7.7), Harald Tangen (6.2), Joe Bell (7.7), Kristoffer Løkberg (6.3), Yann-Erik de Lanlay (6.4), Veton Berisha (7.2) and Zlatko Tripić (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson, Shayne Pattynama (6.6), Sondre Flem Bjørshol, Samúel Kári Friðjónsson, Tommy Høiland, Kevin Kabran (6.8) and Simen Kvia-Egeskog.

Substitutions

Viking made 5 changes: Y. de Lanlay for S. Pattynama (46′), H. Tangen for K. Kabran (46′), Z. Tripic for T. Hoiland (85′), S. Sebulonsen for S. Bjorshol (85′) and J. Bell for S. Kvia-Egeskog (90′).

Best player: Rolf Daniel Vikstøl​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Viking was Rolf Daniel Vikstøl even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 27 passes (44% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Brann – Viking – 0-2
• Sarpsborg 08 – Vålerenga – 2-1