Brann 1-2 Sarpsborg 08 result, stats and report

Brann produced a remarkable 2-1 victory over Bodø/Glimt in the Norwegian Eliteserien, holding on with ten men after Kristall Máni Ingason scored the winner and was then sent off in the same second half.

Sarpsborg 08 bossed the ball and the chances but had to settle for a point after Fredrikstad refused to buckle, with the game decided inside the first half hour.

Brann came from behind in their own way, surviving a frantic PAOK comeback to win 3-2 in the UEFA Europa Conference League and progress on the night. This was not pretty. It was competitive, scrappy, and occasionally chaotic. Which, if you ask me, is exactly what it needed to be.

Vålerenga have not kept a clean sheet in their last ten Eliteserien matches and conceded fifteen goals in their last five alone. Brann arrive with something to prove after back-to-back defeats, and the numbers suggest this will not be pretty.

Sarpsborg 08 have not won in five Eliteserien matches and face a Rosenborg side that has won four of their last five. Something has to give on Sunday.

Bodø / Glimt arrive at Brann in the Norwegian Eliteserien on Sunday in the kind of form that makes you feel sorry for the hosts. Brann have lost two on the bounce and face a side that has dropped just two points in their last ten Eliteserien matches.

Brann have scored freely in the Conference League but cannot keep a clean sheet to save themselves. Lincoln Red Imps arrive in Bergen on Thursday with very little evidence on the road and four players unavailable.

Aalesund host Sarpsborg 08 on Sunday with a defence that has shipped 26 goals in ten matches. Sarpsborg have not won in five but they have not lost much either.