Haugesund are living up to pre-season predictions that had them pegged as the prime relegation candidates. With zero wins from their first eight matches (0-1-7) and a brutal goal difference of 4–21, there’s not much to build optimism on. Their last outing away at Rosenborg may have ended 1-0, but the result flattered them—Rosenborg had three goals disallowed and dominated throughout.Before that, a home collapse against Viking saw Haugesund lose 1-4, with two late goals conceded and a full second half played with ten men after Leite’s red card. Now, they’ll be without Leite (suspended) as well as Niyukuri, Kukleci, Nyhammer, and Espejord (injuries)—a significant blow to an already struggling squad.So far at home, Haugesund has drawn 0-0 with Fredrikstad, and lost 1-4 and 0-5 to Viking and Stromsgodset. Last season, they finished with a 6-1-8 record on home turf. This year, even a point feels like a stretch.Last season’s silver medallists have picked up where they left off. Despite a disappointing 2-2 home draw against Sarpsborg on May 16—conceding in stoppage time—Brann are unbeaten in seven matches since their opening-day loss to Fredrikstad. Their current form reads 5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, placing them third in the standings and well within reach of another medal finish.They’ve already shown solid away form, beating Valerenga and Stromsgodset, and their only road loss came in the opener. Notably, Brann were the best away side in Eliteserien last season, boasting an 8-5-2 record.For this match, they’ll be without Torsvik, Opsahl, and Castro due to injury, while Pallesen Knudsen is a doubt. Still, their depth and form suggest they should be more than capable of handling Haugesund.

豪格松没有辜负赛季前的预测，他们被认为是主要的降级候选人。他们前8场比赛零胜（0胜1负7负），净胜球4比21，这让他们没什么好乐观的。他们上一场客场对阵罗森堡的比赛虽然以1比0结束，但比赛结果让他们很高兴——罗森堡有3个进球被判无效，并且在比赛中占据了主导地位。在此之前，豪格松在主场对阵维京的比赛中以1-4惨败，最后阶段丢了两个球，在雷特的红牌后，整个下半场都是10人作战。现在，他们将失去雷特（停赛），以及新库里、库克莱奇、奈哈默尔和埃斯佩霍德（受伤），这对已经挣扎的球队来说是一个重大打击。到目前为止，豪格松主场0-0战平腓特烈斯塔德，1-4和0-5分别输给了维京人和斯特罗姆戈德塞特。上个赛季，他们在主场的战绩是6胜1负8负。今年，即使是一分也感觉有点牵强。上个赛季的银牌得主们又重新拾起了他们离开的地方。尽管5月16日主场2-2战平萨尔普斯堡令人失望，但在补时阶段失球后，布兰恩自首战输给腓特烈斯塔德以来已经七场不败。他们目前的战绩是5胜2平1负，排名第三，离另一块奖牌也不远了。他们已经表现出稳定的客场状态，击败了瓦莱伦加和斯特罗姆塞特，他们唯一的客场失利是在揭幕战中。值得注意的是，布兰恩上赛季是精英队中最好的客场球队，拥有8胜5负的战绩。本场比赛，托斯维克、奥普萨尔和卡斯特罗将因伤缺阵，而克努森则是个未知数。尽管如此，他们的深度和形态表明他们应该完全有能力对付豪格桑德。