In a weekend match in week 2, on Sun Apr 16th, Odd and Brann will play a match in Skien in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Odd, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Stabæk. Stabæk had 14 on net, and Odd had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 1st placed Brann, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Haugesund. Sivert Heltne Nilsen struck first for Brann in the 31st minute on a penalty shot, then Bard Finne added another in the 34th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Haugesund couldn’t manage to score, and Brann took the shutout win. Brann is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Bard Finne has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Brann. Both Abel Stensrud and Milan Jevtović have been the hottest scorers for Odd in the last five each having scored 2 goals.