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Conference League · League phase, matchday 1 Match report

Brann 2-1 Lincoln Red Imps FC: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Brann crest Brann
2-1Full time
Lincoln Red Imps FC crest Lincoln Red Imps FC
Brann Stadion, Bergen

Our picks against the result

9 of 10 right

  • Result Brann win86% 2-1
  • Double chance Brann or draw (1X)95% 2-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.563% 3 goals
  • More corners Brann83% Brann (17-2)
  • Yellow cards 2 yellow cards 3.5 Under53% 4.5 Under72% 5.5 Under86%
  • Corners 19 corners 8.5 Over64% 9.5 Over53% 10.5 Under57%

Match stats

Brann Lincoln Red Imps FC
  • 2 Goals 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 0
  • 1 Red cards 1
  • 17 Corners 2

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC opens the Conference League league phase on Thursday 15 October 2026, and our model goes for a Brann win, with Brann win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model expects Brann to win, and the first reason is the gap in our strength ratings: Brann sit clearly above the Conference League average, Lincoln Red Imps FC clearly below it. Nothing in the data argues the other way, so there is no real counter-argument to answer. Bergen gives Brann a small nudge, though the quality gap and the way our goal model reads the matchup carry far more of the case. Lincoln's last five matches point the same way: they create little and concede comfortably more shots and big chances than the average side in the competition. The call is clear.

Form guide

Brann

  • L 0-2 vs Viking (H) Eliteserien · 9 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Bodø/Glimt (H) Eliteserien · 20 Sep
  • L 0-2 at Start (A) Eliteserien · 13 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Lillestrøm (H) Eliteserien · 5 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Sandefjord (A) Eliteserien · 30 Aug

Lincoln Red Imps FC

  • W 3-0 vs Larne (N) Conference League Qualification · 27 Aug
  • L 0-2 vs Larne (N) Conference League Qualification · 20 Aug
  • L 0-1 at Omonia Nicosia (A) Europa League Qualification · 13 Aug
  • D 1-1 vs Omonia Nicosia (H) Europa League Qualification · 6 Aug
  • D 0-0 vs Mjällby (H) Champions League Qualification · 28 Jul

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

BrannLincoln Red Imps FC
Attack 70 0
Defence 40 0

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Brann and Lincoln Red Imps FC have not met in our records since 2010.

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Brann Stadion, Bergen

Questions and answers

What was the score of Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC?

Brann 2-1 Lincoln Red Imps FC in the Conference League (League phase, matchday 1) on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC right?

Yes: our result pick was Brann win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-1. 9 of our 10 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC?

2 yellow cards (Brann 2, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0), 2 red cards (Brann 1, Lincoln Red Imps FC 1) and 19 corners (Brann 17, Lincoln Red Imps FC 2).

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