UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 · 17:45 Brann Stadion, Bergen
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Our take

FC Midtjylland were slight favourites.

FC Midtjylland were the stronger side on L90 Strength (54 vs 23). Brann had 41.9 days of rest, FC Midtjylland 42 and had to travel 519 km.

Away travel519 kmRest days41.9 · 42Matches / 14d0 · 0
Brann25%
Draw25%
FC Midtjylland50%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.68
Brann25%
Draw26%
FC Midtjylland49%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.63
Brann25%
Draw25%
FC Midtjylland50%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.68
Brann19%
Draw23%
FC Midtjylland57%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.88
Brann25%
Draw26%
FC Midtjylland49%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.62
Over 2.5 53% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Bergen)

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RefereeGeorgi Kabakov
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.11
  • Matches 27

Team strength

BrannFC Midtjylland
23 L90 StrengthIn forecast 54
21 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
21 AttackIn forecast 37
30 DefenceIn forecast 42
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Brann

Attack—
Defense risk—

FC Midtjylland

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BrannFC Midtjylland
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.17
1.17 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.83
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.69
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
-0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.48
67% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.83 ShotsContext 12.67
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.83
29% On target shareContext 46%
6.33 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
61% Box shareContext 70%
10% ConversionContext 17%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.67 Shots allowedContext 12.00
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.83
4.40 BlocksContext 3.40
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
78% Save rateContext 83%
46% PossessionIn forecast 51%
385 PassesContext 379
305 Accurate passesContext 302
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.84 Team ratingContext 7.00
11.33 FoulsContext 15.33
9.17 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.87
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.92
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.63
70% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.63 ShotsContext 15.00
4.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.90
39% On target shareContext 39%
6.33 Shots in the boxContext 10.33
61% Box shareContext 69%
14% ConversionContext 17%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.30
12.38 Shots allowedContext 9.90
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
3.57 BlocksContext 2.89
3.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
77% Save rateContext 82%
48% PossessionIn forecast 58%
385 PassesContext 430
305 Accurate passesContext 349
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.84 Team ratingContext 7.01
12.13 FoulsContext 13.60
9.38 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Brann
Rest41.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC Midtjylland
Rest42 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel519 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Brann FC Midtjylland
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match41.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 11 Dec42UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 11 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km519 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one7.17.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Brann Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1M. Dyngeland(G)
20V. Dragsnes 4N. Boakye 3F. Knudsen 21D. De Roeve
32M. Haaland 23T. Pedersen 18J. Sørensen 10E. Kornvig
29N. Holm 14U. Mathisen
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Midtjylland Confirmed XI
4-4-2
16E. Ólafsson(G)
55V. Bak Jensen 22M. Bech 6M. Erlić 3H. Lee
58D. Şimşir 8P. Billing 20V. Byskov 21D. Castillo
10G. Cho 74Júnior Brumado
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Brann Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Midtjylland Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Brann+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • FC Midtjylland-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Brann · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.33
FC Midtjylland · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
2.33
Conceded
1.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Georgi Kabakov 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.78league 4.09
Red cards0.22league 0.20
Cards 5+52%league 42%
Fouls20.5league 24.4
Penalties0.11league 0.35
Home wins33%league 50%
Brann1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W7 Aug 25A · BK Hacken2–03
FC Midtjylland1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W23 Oct 25A · Maccabi Tel Aviv3–04

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Brann6 games · scored 6 · conceded 7
1 0-15
16-30
2 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90
FC Midtjylland6 games · scored 13 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
4 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
4 3 76-90
Brann10 games · scored 14 · conceded 9
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 1 76-90
FC Midtjylland10 games · scored 25 · conceded 9
4 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
6 2 31-45
6 46-60
3 61-75
4 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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