Norway - EliteserienData current as of 13 September 2026

Start vs Brann: match statistics

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Start vs Brann: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Start play Brann in Eliteserien (Norway). The match date is 13 September 2026.

Current form

Start: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Brann: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Start scores 1.00 and concedes 2.36 goals per match. Brann scores 2.00 and concedes 1.57. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Start 71%, Brann 86%. Over 2.5: Start 57%, Brann 86%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Brann has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.29. Start: 11.6 shots per match, Brann: 12.9.

Match halves

Start: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.36. Brann: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Start: 31-45+ (5 goals). Brann: 31-45+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eliteserien: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.20)
(3.84)
(2.01)

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.

1Goals scored / match2
StartBrann
2.36Goals conceded / match1.57
StartBrann
40%Average possession58%
StartBrann
3.5Shots on target / match4.64
StartBrann

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.64Shots per match12.86
StartBrann
3.5Shots on target4.64
StartBrann
8.6%Shot conversion15.6%
StartBrann
40%Possession58%
StartBrann
1.29xG for1.58
StartBrann
1.74xG against1.5
StartBrann

Shooting quality

Start: BalancedBrann: Efficient finishing
StartBrann
Accuracy (shots on target)30%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.43

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.

Brann is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Start · 1.2 pts / match - Brann

Start
LWLLL
Season result split
7% W29% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-9
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Brann
LLLWW
Season result split
43% W7% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-7
1.36 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 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 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Start · 2 goals / match - Brann

Brann is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.36 goals / match - Start · 1.57 goals / match - Brann

Start scoring profile: very strong

Start scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Brann keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

Brann scoring profile: very strong

Brann scores in 93% of matches (13 of 14 matches), while Start keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

14Goals scored (season)28
StartBrann
33Goals conceded (season)22
StartBrann
3.36Average goals in match3.57
StartBrann
5Goals scored (last 5)7
StartBrann
11Goals conceded (last 5)9
StartBrann

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal93%
StartBrann
14%2 goals57%
StartBrann
7%3 goals21%
StartBrann
0%4 goals14%
StartBrann

How often they concede at least...

93%1 goal93%
StartBrann
64%2 goals43%
StartBrann
36%3 goals21%
StartBrann
21%4 goals0%
StartBrann

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time36%
StartBrann
0%BTTS in both halves14%
StartBrann
0%Scored in both halves36%
StartBrann

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS79%
StartBrann
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
StartBrann
60%BTTS - last 5100%
StartBrann

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

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time93%
StartBrann
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time71%
StartBrann
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
StartBrann

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
StartBrann
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
StartBrann
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
StartBrann

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.

Brann is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Start · 1.36 pts / match - Brann

Start - half-time state
29% leading29% draw43% trailing
Brann - half-time state
36% leading29% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.36
StartBrann
0.64Goals scored (1st half)1.07
StartBrann
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
StartBrann
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.86
StartBrann
43%Clean sheet before half-time43%
StartBrann
57%No goal before half-time29%
StartBrann

After half-time (2nd half)

0.64Points per match (2nd half)1.29
StartBrann
0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
StartBrann
1.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
StartBrann
1.93Average goals (2nd half)1.71
StartBrann
29%Clean sheet after half-time29%
StartBrann
64%No goal after half-time43%
StartBrann

Start - second-half results

14% W21% D64% L
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding24%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 7%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Brann - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
19
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Start - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.20
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.6
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-7
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
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.

Start
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
4
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
4
46-60
1
8
61-75
1
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Brann
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
9
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
1
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.46
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
79%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
73%
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

Start

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
203%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Brann

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
172%
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.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

StartLigaBrann
Average goals in match 3.362.95 3.57
Both teams scored 71%55% 86%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%57% 86%
Clean sheets 7%24% 7%
Goal before half-time 79%82% 93%
Goal after half-time 86%78% 79%

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

2.95
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Start 0 - 0 - 1 Brann. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Start and Brann play?

Start face Brann on 13 September 2026 in Eliteserien. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Start vs Brann?

Start score 1.00 goals per game on average and Brann 2.00. The Eliteserien average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Start's matches and 86% of Brann's.

What form are Start and Brann in?

Over the last 5 games Start have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Brann 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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