Brann are averaging 12.8 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.9 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th of 16 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Lillestrøm, a profile of referee Espen Eskås, and a full match-by-match log.
Niklas Castro leads with 8 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (0.89/g, 44% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Brann player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Brann are averaging 12.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 15.1 for a match-total of 27.9. That ranks 8th of 16 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Brann pick up one yellow card every 0.148 fouls.
Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Lillestrøm the page weights each Brann defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Brann fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Espen Eskås is the referee for this fixture — they average 27.5 fouls and 5.5 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Cornic | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Kjartan Már Kjartansson | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ulrik Mathisen | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Bård Finne | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Niklas Castro | attacker | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Noah Holm | attacker | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 44% |
| Kristian Eriksen | midfielder | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 38% |
| Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen | defender | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 33% |
| Eggert Aron Gudmundsson | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 33% |
| Denzel De Roeve | defender | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 33% |
| Thore Pedersen | defender | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Niklas Jensen Wassberg | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Jacob Lungi Sørensen | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Joachim Soltvedt | defender | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 20% |
| K. Ingason | midfielder | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 17% |
| Mathias Dyngeland | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| V. Dragsnes | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Felix Horn Myhre | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sævar Atli Magnússon | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jonas Torsvik | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Sandefjord | Away | 0-0 | 20 | 19 | 39 | Kristian Eriksen (4) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | PAOK | Home | 3-2 | 12 | 15 | 27 | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | PAOK | Away | 1-1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen (2) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | HamKam | Home | 3-0 | 10 | 12 | 22 | Niklas Castro (2) |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Apollon | Away | 2-4 | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Apollon | Home | 0-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Rosenborg | Home | 3-2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Eggert Aron Gudmundsson (4) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Universitatea Cluj | Home | 3-1 | 17 | 23 | 40 | |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Vålerenga | Home | 2-3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | Noah Holm (3) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Universitatea Cluj | Away | 2-2 | 14 | 21 | 35 |