Norway - EliteserienAker StadionData current as of 18 July 2026

Molde vs Brann: match statistics

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Molde vs Brann: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Molde play Brann in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 18 July 2026 at 18:00. Venue: Aker Stadion.

Current form

Molde: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Brann: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Molde scores 1.67 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Brann scores 2.00 and concedes 1.62. League average: 2.98 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Molde 58%, Brann 85%. Over 2.5: Molde 50%, Brann 85%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Brann has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.53. Molde: 13.3 shots per match, Brann: 13.2.

Match halves

Molde: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.67. Brann: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Molde: 31-45+ (6 goals). Brann: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.98 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

4 H2H matches: 4-0-0. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.08)
(3.80)
(3.22)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.67Goals scored / match2
MoldeBrann
1.25Goals conceded / match1.62
MoldeBrann
59%Average possession58%
MoldeBrann
4.83Shots on target / match4.85
MoldeBrann

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.25Shots per match13.15
MoldeBrann
4.83Shots on target4.85
MoldeBrann
12.6%Shot conversion15.2%
MoldeBrann
59%Possession58%
MoldeBrann
1.53xG for1.62
MoldeBrann
1.48xG against1.5
MoldeBrann

Shooting quality

Molde: BalancedBrann: Efficient finishing
MoldeBrann
Accuracy (shots on target)36%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.41

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Molde is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Molde · 1.2 pts / match - Brann

Molde
LWLWD
Season result split
50% W17% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-4
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Brann
WLLLW
Season result split
38% W8% R54% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-7
1.23 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Brann is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Molde · 2 goals / match - Brann

Molde is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Molde · 1.62 goals / match - Brann

Molde scoring profile: very strong

Molde scores in 83% of matches (10 of 12 matches), while Brann keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

Brann scoring profile: very strong

Brann scores in 92% of matches (12 of 13 matches), while Molde keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 matches).

20Goals scored (season)26
MoldeBrann
15Goals conceded (season)21
MoldeBrann
2.92Average goals in match3.62
MoldeBrann
6Goals scored (last 5)7
MoldeBrann
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
MoldeBrann

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal92%
MoldeBrann
42%2 goals54%
MoldeBrann
17%3 goals23%
MoldeBrann
17%4 goals15%
MoldeBrann

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal92%
MoldeBrann
33%2 goals46%
MoldeBrann
8%3 goals23%
MoldeBrann
8%4 goals0%
MoldeBrann

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time38%
MoldeBrann
0%BTTS in both halves15%
MoldeBrann
33%Scored in both halves38%
MoldeBrann

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS77%
MoldeBrann
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
MoldeBrann
60%BTTS - last 5100%
MoldeBrann

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time92%
MoldeBrann
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time69%
MoldeBrann
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
MoldeBrann

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
MoldeBrann
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time62%
MoldeBrann
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
MoldeBrann

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Molde is 49% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.83 pts / match - Molde · 1.23 pts / match - Brann

Molde - half-time state
50% leading33% draw17% trailing
Brann - half-time state
31% leading31% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per match (1st half)1.23
MoldeBrann
1Goals scored (1st half)1
MoldeBrann
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.85
MoldeBrann
1.58Average goals (1st half)1.85
MoldeBrann
58%Clean sheet before half-time38%
MoldeBrann
25%No goal before half-time31%
MoldeBrann

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.38
MoldeBrann
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1
MoldeBrann
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.77
MoldeBrann
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.77
MoldeBrann
42%Clean sheet after half-time31%
MoldeBrann
58%No goal after half-time38%
MoldeBrann

Molde - second-half results

25% W33% R42% P
22
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Brann - second-half results

31% W46% R23% P
16
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Molde - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.40
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+3-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Brann - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Molde
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
2
31-45
6
3
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Brann
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
8
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
1
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
72%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
76%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Molde

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
5% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
5%

Brann

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
177%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

MoldeLigaBrann
Average goals in match 2.922.98 3.62
Both teams scored 58%55% 85%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%56% 85%
Clean sheets 25%24% 8%
Goal before half-time 83%82% 92%
Goal after half-time 83%79% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.98
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+64%
Home attack advantage
+39%
Home defence advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Molde 4 - 0 - 0 Brann. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Molde FK
4 : 0
SK Brann
SK Brann
0 : 3
Molde FK
Molde FK
2 : 1
SK Brann
SK Brann
1 : 3
Molde FK

FAQ

When do Molde and Brann play?

Molde face Brann on 18 July 2026 in Eliteserien at Aker Stadion. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Molde and Brann?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Molde won 4, Brann won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Molde vs Brann?

Molde score 1.67 goals per game on average and Brann 2.00. The Eliteserien average is 2.98 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Molde's matches and 85% of Brann's.

What form are Molde and Brann in?

Over the last 5 games Molde have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Brann 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Molde vs Brann?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Molde vs Brann: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.