Brann vs Viking — Tips & Analysis

Viking -0.25: Viking are the best team in Norway right now, and Brann are patched together for this one. Viking top the Eliteserien on 50 points with the best goal difference in the league at +34. They have won 13 of their last 19 games and lost only three. They score more than 2 goals a game and let in just over one. Brann sit 7th on 29 points, and that is a wide gap in a league this size. Brann are not a bad side. They have won 10 of their last 17 and score 2 goals a game. The problem is who is missing. Boakye, Mathisen and Opsahl are all injured, Ingason is suspended, and two more players are doubtful. Brann have been sitting still for 19 days, so their team is hard to call. Viking have had only eight days off and look the fresher side. Viking have also won nine of the last 18 meetings, to Brann's four. We expect Brann to make the first hour uncomfortable and Viking to win it after the break. A 1-2 away win is the read, and Viking winning by a goal does the job. The one warning is Bergen. Brann have won six of their nine games at this ground with no ties, including a 2-1 win over Bodo/Glimt last month. We still want Viking.