- Team form: Brann have won three of their last five, beating IK Start and Molde in back-to-back games.
- Recent results: Vålerenga lost 4-0 at Tromsø and won 6-1 at home against Aalesunds FK.
Brann Bergen and Valerenga are having decent seasons
Match context
SK Brann Bergen and Vålerenga IF Oslo will meet at Brann Stadion, in Norway, on Sunday in a mid-table clash where sixth meets ninth in the Eliteserien 2026 standings. Brann have 19 points from 14 games, while Vålerenga have 17 from 13, but this game has more mid-table heat than anything else.
Odds and form
The bookmakers are expecting a close game and have Brann, who have won the last two meetings against Vålerenga, as the clear favorites at 1.67. The visitors are at 4.4 and the draw is 4.1, but all three prices are too low for us to even consider putting a bet on.
The hosts are in much the better form of the two sides with three wins in their last five, but Vålerenga's last outing was a 6-1 home thrashing of Aalesunds FK that should have erased the bitter taste of their 4-0 defeat at Tromsø the previous week.
Back the hosts to break down Valerenga on counter
Eirik Horneland has brought more of a 4-3-3 edge to the Bergen-based club since taking over, as their lineups show more forward rotation and the team are making faster transitions in attack.
Brann are worthy favorites because of their recent form and how they can trouble Vålerenga on the counter, but VIF's poor road record makes them vulnerable for an upset.
- Kristian Eriksen has four goals in his last five appearances and is red-hot in the final third right now, so he looks the danger man to be on the mark in Sunday's clash.
- Henrik Roervik Bjoerdal has three assists in Vålerenga's last five so he is the creative spark for them in a 3-4-3 system that Johannes Moesgaard has employed since taking over in May.
- Brann score 1.50 goals per match at home in 2026 and concede 1.33, a ratio that usually produces goals at both ends, so the odds of 1.48 on over 2.5 goals and both teams to score look more about a lively game than a close one.
