Week 5 brings us a match on May 8th where Brann will play host to Sandefjord in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 2nd placed Brann is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Rosenborg. Sivert Heltne Nilsen scored the first goal for Brann in the 23rd minute, then Bard Finne added another in the 78th minute In the end, Rosenborg couldn’t muster any offence and Brann ran away with the shutout win. Brann is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while sandefjord sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Aalesund. Al-Saed struck first for Sandefjord in the 6th minute on a feed from Bikoro, then David Fällman added another on an own goal in the 43rd minute In the end, Aalesund was frustrated by Sandefjord’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sandefjord ended the match with the shutout victory. Sandefjord is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Bikoro and Youssef Chaib are the top scorers for Sandefjord in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Brann is glad to have Bard Finne in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.