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SK Brann v IK Start : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 12th Jul, 16:00 BST, Brann Stadion, Bergen

It's an away match for Azar Karadas's IK Start side on Sunday afternoon, as they travel to the Brann Stadion for a Eliteserien clash with Freyr Alexandersson's SK Brann. For each and every Eliteserien preview, KickOff explores the stats for multiple markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Brann to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's Brann. Their recent form statistics show what they've got in their locker on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat IK Start too. The odds point towards Freyr Alexandersson's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Sunday afternoon too.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Brann are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.38.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Brann
63%
19/50
4%
-
Draw
19%
7/2
5%
-
IK Start
18%
6/1
13%
-
Brann 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
-
Brann 2-0
9%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
9%
17/2
5%
-
Brann 1-0
8%
9/1
9%
-
Brann 3-1
7%
10/1
10%
-
Brann 3-0
7%
9/1
5%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
12%
-
IK Start 2-1
5%
20/1
9%
-
Brann 4-1
4%
16/1
13%
-
Brann 3-2
4%
20/1-
IK Start 1-0
4%
22/1
12%
-
Brann 4-0
4%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
3%
18/1
10%
-
Brann 4-2
2%
28/1-
IK Start 2-0
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
19/40
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
8/5
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
2/5
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
15/8
4%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
61%
4/6-
BTTS - No
39%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
34%
13/8
1%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
10/1
8%
-
Home/draw
82%
1/10
2%
-
Away/draw
37%
2/1
8%
-
Home/away
81%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/8-
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
5/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
11/10
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
4/6
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
5/2
3%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
2/7
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
6/1
17%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/10
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/66-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/1
10%
-
Home DNB
76%
1/8
2%
-
Away DNB
31%
5/1
8%
-
Brann win to nil
29%
13/8-
IK Start win to nil
7%
14/1
12%
-
Brann / Brann
41%
1/1
5%
-
Brann / IK Start
2%
40/1-
Brann / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
-
Draw / Brann
19%
10/3-
Draw / IK Start
6%
14/1
12%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1
6%
-
IK Start / Brann
5%
16/1-
IK Start / IK Start
7%
11/1
8%
-
IK Start / Draw
4%
18/1-
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Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Brann have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Eliteserien league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Brann have outscored their opponents by 24 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Brann have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

IK Start are in 16th position in the Eliteserien on 7 points having played 12 matches so far this season. IK Start are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 1. IK Start have conceded 28 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Brann
IK Start
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Viking109011927 
Oct 11
l
 
3-2A
Aug 1
l
 
6-3F
2
Tromsø13742425 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-5F
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
3
Bodø117221723 
Sep 20
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-4A
l
 
5-0A
4
Lillestrøm11614619 
Sep 5
Oct 25
Nov 1
l
 
3-1A
5
Molde11614519 
Nov 1
Jul 18
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
6
HamKam10523117 
Aug 16
w
 
1-5F
Oct 11
l
 
2-1F
7
Sarpsborg11425-314 
l
 
1-2F
Dec 6
Nov 29
d
 
1-1F
8
Sandefjord11425-314 
l
 
0-1A
Aug 30
Oct 25
Sep 20
9
Vålerenga11425-414 
Jul 26
Oct 18
w
 
2-0F
Nov 22
10
Fredrikstad11425-514 
w
 
3-1F
Nov 8
Aug 8
l
 
2-1F
11
Brann12417413 
-
-
Sep 13
Jul 12
12
KFUM11335-512 
w
 
2-1F
Nov 22
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
13
Aalesund11254-511 
Dec 13
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Sep 6
14
Kristians.11326-711 
Nov 29
l
 
3-2A
Dec 13
Jul 25
15
Rosenborg11236-99 
Aug 2
d
 
1-1A
Jul 18
Nov 8
16
IK Start12147-157 
Jul 12
Sep 13
-
-
Win / draw / win form
3
Brann have lost 3 consecutive league games
5
IK Start have lost 5 consecutive away league games
7
IK Start have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Brann 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brann1 - 2Sarpsborg
Brann2 - 1KFUM
Brann3 - 1Fredrikstad
Brann0 - 1Sandefjord
Brann1 - 2Tromsø
Brann3 - 1HamKam
Brann1 - 1KFUM
Brann1 - 2Bodø
Brann4 - 1Haugesund
Brann1 - 0Fredrikstad
Brann3 - 2Vålerenga
Brann3 - 1Viking
Brann1 - 0Sandefjord
Brann4 - 2Kristians.
Brann0 - 3Molde
Brann2 - 2Sarpsborg
Brann0 - 0Rosenborg
Brann3 - 2Bryne
Brann2 - 1Strømsgodset
Brann3 - 1Tromsø
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBrann1 - 2Sarpsborg
ABrann1 - 3Bodø
ABrann1 - 2Aalesund
HBrann2 - 1KFUM
HBrann3 - 1Fredrikstad
ABrann5 - 0Tromsø
ABrann1 - 1Rosenborg
ABrann2 - 3Viking
HBrann0 - 1Sandefjord
ABrann5 - 1HamKam
HBrann1 - 2Tromsø
ABrann2 - 3Kristians.
HBrann3 - 1HamKam
ABrann0 - 4Molde
HBrann1 - 1KFUM
ABrann1 - 2Bryne
HBrann1 - 2Bodø
ABrann3 - 2Rosenborg
HBrann4 - 1Haugesund
ABrann0 - 3Viking
IK Start 16TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
54
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
D
3
Lost
16
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fredrikstad2 - 1IK Start
Viking6 - 3IK Start
Bodø5 - 0IK Start
HamKam2 - 1IK Start
Lillestrøm3 - 1IK Start
Sarpsborg1 - 1IK Start
KFUM2 - 0IK Start
Vålerenga4 - 0IK Start
Mjondalen1 - 0IK Start
Viking4 - 1IK Start
Odd1 - 2IK Start
Rosenborg1 - 0IK Start
Strømsgodset1 - 1IK Start
Stabæk2 - 0IK Start
Bodø6 - 0IK Start
Kristians.3 - 2IK Start
Molde5 - 0IK Start
Aalesund3 - 2IK Start
Brann1 - 1IK Start
Sarpsborg1 - 0IK Start
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIK Start1 - 2Fredrikstad
HIK Start2 - 0Vålerenga
HIK Start1 - 4Bodø
AIK Start3 - 6Viking
HIK Start1 - 1Tromsø
AIK Start0 - 5Bodø
AIK Start1 - 2HamKam
HIK Start1 - 1Molde
AIK Start1 - 3Lillestrøm
AIK Start1 - 1Sarpsborg
HIK Start1 - 1Aalesund
AIK Start0 - 2KFUM
AIK Start0 - 4Vålerenga
HIK Start1 - 1Brann
AIK Start0 - 1Mjondalen
HIK Start1 - 1Bodø
AIK Start1 - 4Viking
AIK Start2 - 1Odd
HIK Start3 - 2Sarpsborg
AIK Start0 - 1Rosenborg
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Brann have not lost to IK Start in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Brann since 2016
Brann
IK Start
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
SKB
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Brann
Draw1 - 1Draw
Brann4 - 1
Brann1 - 0
League games at IK Start since 2016
IK Start
Brann
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
SKB
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT IK Start
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Brann
1 - 2Brann
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.3 is fairly strong for SK Brann in their clash with IK Start, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 35 consecutive Eliteserien games.

Brann 11th IK Start 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
19%
There is a 67% probability that Brann will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that IK Start will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Brann’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-24
IK Start have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Brann
PG (predicted goals)
IK Start
2.3
1.1
Attack rating
25%
better
SKB
STA
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Games scored11
10
Failed to score1
2
Scored first5
6
Goals scored24
13
Avg. goals scored2
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for22
13
Avg. XG for1.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
10%
better
SKB
STA
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded20
28
Avg. goals conceded1.7
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
20%
Avg. XG against1.9
2.1
KickOff rating
+10%

Brann v IK Start Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

Brann Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11443
F KnudsenN HolmU MathisenJ Sörensen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Mathisen FWD1214
-
N Holm FWD1242
2
-
J Soltvedt DEF1131
1
-
F Knudsen DEF11
1
-
K Ingason MID1141
1
-
F Myhre MID1112
2
-
B Finne FWD1132
-
T Pedersen DEF10
-
K Eriksen MID1013
2
-
M Haaland FWD102
-
J Sörensen MID91
3
-
V Dragsnes DEF81
1
-
N Jensen MID8
1
-
S Nilsen GLK7
-
D Roeve DEF71
1
-
R Holten DEF61
-
M Dyngeland GLK5
1
-
J Torsvik DEF4
-
R Matondo FWD3
-
M. Hellan DEF2
-
N. Boakye DEF2
-
IK Start Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12434
J LarsenJ. CorneliusT StrannegardE Reitan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Larsen GLK12
1
-
M Ugland MID121
3
-
T Strannegard MID1213
-
E Segberg MID1212
3
-
H. Lorentzen FWD1212
-
J. Cornelius FWD1241
-
O Jebali DEF112
1
-
E Reitan DEF111
4
-
O. Toure DEF102
3
1
M Soomets MID10
-
J. Ampofo FWD10
-
J Norheim DEF9
1
-
E Schulze MID811
1
-
L. Gausdal MID7
-
S Griesbeck DEF6
1
-
F Palerud DEF6
1
-
S Mvoué MID62
2
-
K Tönnessen DEF5
1
-
A Ujkani DEF3
1
1
F. Lien MID2
-
D. Dashaev DEF1
-
M. Nordal FWD1
-