Sandefjord arrive at Brann Stadion on Monday for the Eliteserien showdown with home team SK Brann.
All SK Brann v Sandefjord match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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SK Brann
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SK Brann will be looking for an improved result here following the 3-0 Eliteserien defeat last time out to Bodo Glimt.
In that game, SK Brann had 52% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Bodo Glimt had 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ole Didrik Blomberg (5'), Kasper Høgh (40') and Ulrik Saltnes (47') scored for Bodo Glimt.
In their preceding six fixtures, Freyr Alexandersson's SK Brann have hit the target a combined total of 8 times - an average number of goals scored per match of 1.33.
Heading into this fixture, SK Brann have not lost a league tie with Sandefjord in their previous 14 matches. A very long run.
Sandefjord
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Sandefjord will go into this game following on from a 4-0 Eliteserien win with the downing of FK Haugesund in their previous game.
In that match, Sandefjord had 49% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 8 on target. For Sandefjord, goals were scored by Evangelos Patoulidis (8') and Christopher Cheng (58', 86'). For their opponents, Haugesund got 17 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Mikkel Fischer (64' Own goal) was the scorer for FK Haugesund.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Sandefjord, three or more goals have been struck. The average goals scored per match during that time is 3.67, with the average number of goals for Sandefjord equalling 2.17. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this game, however.
Their previous form shows that Sandefjord:
- haven't won against SK Brann when they have played them away from home in the previous 7 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 15/08/2021 shows us that SK Brann have won 2 of these games and Sandefjord 0, with the number of drawn games being 4.
18 goals were scored between them in these games, with 10 from Brann and 8 coming from Guttane. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The previous league match between these sides was Eliteserien match day 22 on 15/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Sandefjord 2-2 SK Brann.
That time, Sandefjord managed 38% possession and 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorers were Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson (9') and Loris Mettler (64').
SK Brann got 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Felix Myhre (30') and Niklas Castro (92') scored.
The referee was Christian Moen.
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Team News: SK Brann
Sakarias Opsahl (unknown injury), Niklas Castro (Foot injury) and Niklas Jensen Wassberg (Knee injury) aren’t available for SK Brann gaffer Freyr Alexandersson.
It’s our opinion that SK Brann could go for a 4-3-3 formation for this one featuring Matias Dyngeland, Thore Pedersen, Eivind Helland, Japhet Sery Larsen, Joachim Soltvedt, E. Aron Gudmundsson, Emil Kornvig, Felix Horn Myhre, Bard Finne, A. Selland Heggebö and Mads Sande.
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Team News: Sandefjord
We’re of the thinking that Guttane will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup using Elias Hadaya, F. Carson Pedersen, Zinedin Smajlovic, Stian Kristiansen, Christopher Cheng, Sander Risan Mørk, Filip Ottosson, Robin Dzabic, Evangelos Patoulidis, S. Ingi Sigurdarson and Jakob Dunsby.
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Prediction
In this match, SK Brann are likely to dominate possession and create several successful chances.
In contrast, Sandefjord may well find it hard to find the back of the net although we do reckon that they could well end up scoring here as well.
We reckon that it will be a comfortable 3-1 winning score for SK Brann at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the WDW market, a win for SK Brann is best priced at 1.55, betting on a draw is 4.5 & putting your money on a victory for Sandefjord is 5. These are the best of the prices available at the moment.
Renata Leite,
11:01 26/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
SK Brann
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Brann Stadion (16,750)
Captain: Fredrik Knudsen
Chairman: Aslak Sverdrup
Manager: Freyr Alexandersson
Competitions: Eliteserien position 2, UCL Qualifiers (2nd Qual)
🔑 Star Man: Bård Finne
Generally used in the Striker position, Bård Finne was born in Bergen, Norway. Having made a first senior appearance for SK Brann in the 2012 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 3 league goals in the Eliteserien 2025 season so far coming from a total of 10 appearances.