Bryne v Haugesund — prediction, stats and goal analysis

1. Division · Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 16:00. Final score 0–2 (half-time 0–0). Before kick-off we rated it 74% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 2, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals74%26%no pick
Over 3.5 goals53%47%Over
Both teams to score68%32%no pick

The result model puts Bryne at 35%, the draw at 19% and Haugesund at 45%, from expected goals of 2.08 and 2.35.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.4465%74%+9%
Under 2.5 goals2.7035%26%-9%
Both teams to score1.4066%68%+1%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: Bryne 2.60, draw 3.80, Haugesund 2.30.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. 1. Division has produced over 2.5 goals in 67% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Bryne have 10 in 19 this season (5 of 9 at home), Haugesund 16 in 19 (9 of 10 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 61% and 76%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 68%.

Head to head. These sides have met 3 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 100%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 71%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 82%, from expected goals of 2.08 for Bryne and 2.35 for Haugesund. Folding in 30% of that view gives 74%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Bryne1953%21%42%
Haugesund1984%74%79%

Head to head

25 Jul 26Haugesund 1–2 BryneO2.5
30 Nov 25Haugesund 1–4 BryneO2.5
21 Apr 25Bryne 3–1 HaugesundO2.5

More: Bryne season stats · Haugesund season stats · 1. Division table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.