On the 31st of October, Vålerenga hosts Brann in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Vålerenga sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Haugesund. Peter Therkildsen scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 35th minute, then Osame Sahraoui tied it up for Vålerenga in the 80th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Osame Sahraoui to cap off a wild match. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while brann is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Odd. Robert Taylor scored the first goal for Brann in the 7th minute, then Sander Svendsen got the equalizer for Odd in the 12th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud . Brann is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Vålerenga took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Sahraoui scored the first goal for Vålerenga in the 66th minute, then Aron Dønnum added another in the 89th minute In the end, Brann couldn’t muster any offence and Vålerenga ran away with the shutout win.
Brann’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Taylor. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Sahraoui has been the most prolific scorer on Vålerenga in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.