Fredrikstad vs Brann Eliteserien preview, Digi Mart USA News (Norway): Brann is looking for points in Fredrikstad as it prepares for an away match against the hosts. The game is scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 7:15 p.m.
local time at Fredrikstad Stadion and will be broadcast on TV 2 Play.
Brann returned to the upper half of the table after a 3-goal win over Molde last weekend, its second victory over the Romsdal club this year. The result marked its first full-points home result at Stadion in some time, and the club now looks to carry that momentum into the late-season stretch.
Fredrikstad is going through a difficult period, with its most recent Eliteserien win coming in August. The team is coached by Danish manager Casper Røjkjær, who joined the club a little under six months ago.
Former Brann player Martin Børsheim is now in goal for Fredrikstad.
The hosts sit 11th in the table as the season approaches its final stretch. Five points separate Fredrikstad from the relegation zone, and the club is chasing results that would secure a fourth consecutive season in the Eliteserien.
The team has conceded eleven goals in its last three matches.
Brann had a setback in the season opener last year but has otherwise picked up consistent points on this away ground. Fredrikstad has scored 14 goals in 12 home matches this year, and only Sandefjord has scored fewer at home.
Brann won comfortably when Fredrikstad visited Stadion earlier this year.
No Brann players are suspended for the match. Kristian Eriksen, Niklas Castro, Kristall Máni Ingason and Thore Pedersen are one yellow card away from a one-match suspension.
Eggert Aron Gudmundsson and Jacob Lungi Sørensen have recently been sidelined by injury. Kjartan Már Kjartansson, Nana Kwame Boakye, Sakarias Opsahl and Sondre Tronstad have been injured for extended periods.
Brann will name its squad for the match on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. local time.
