Week 23 brings us a match on Oct 24th, where Odd will host Brann in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 10th placed Odd, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sandefjord. Neither Sandefjord nor Odd could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Odd looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Brann is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Stabæk. Ivan Mesik scored the first goal for Stabæk in the 38th minute, but Kasper Skaanes got the equalizer for Brann in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Brann. Brann is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Brann and Odd last played eachother at the Brann Stadion on Jun 20th. Odd was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Mushaga Bakenga scored the first goal for Odd in the 49th minute on a penalty, then Mushaga Bakenga added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Larsen.
Brann’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Taylor. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Odd is glad to have Sander Svendsen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.