UEFA Europa Conference League · League Stage - 3 
Our pick Home win Missed
St. Truiden and Brann meet level in the Conference League top six
Both clubs have six points after two matches, with Brann ahead in third on goal difference and St. Truiden seventh. The Belgian side bring two clean sheets in this competition, while Brann arrive on a three-game winning run.
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Match report
Final result: St. Truiden 1-1 Brann.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 12–9; Shots on target: 4–5; Corners: 2–7; Expected goals: 0.97–0.64.
Goals
- 48' N. Ishiwatari · St. Truiden
- 79' U. Mathisen · K. M. Ingason · Brann
Cards
- 77' A. Muja · St. Truiden
- 89' S. Magnusson · Brann
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Nelson Ishiwatari (St. Truiden) 8.9
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
St. Truiden · 4-3-3
- 16Léo KokuboG
- 60Robert-Jan VanwesemaelD
- 5Shogo TaniguchiD
- 26Visar MusliuD
- 23Joedrick PupeD
- 18Nelson IshiwatariM
- 99Shion ShinkawaM
- 8Abdoulaye SissakoM
- 10Ilias SebaouiF
- 19Frederic Soelle SoelleF
- 11Nathanaël MbukuF
Brann · 4-3-3
- 12Simen Vidtun NilsenG
- 2Leo CornicD
- 3Fredrik Pallesen KnudsenD
- 23Thore PedersenD
- 15Jonas TorsvikD
- 10Kristall Máni IngasonM
- 21Neraysho KasanwirjoM
- 25Niklas Jensen WassbergM
- 14Ulrik MathisenF
- 29Noah Jean HolmF
- 9Niklas CastroF
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| St. Truiden | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Brann | 2.4 | 1.4 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brann | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Truiden | 2 | +3 | 6 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Expected goals (model)
- 2.01 – 1.37
- Double chance
- 12 · 78%1X 74% · X2 48%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 66%Over 1.5: 86% · Over 3.5: 44%
- Both teams score
- 65%
- Clean sheet
- 25% – 13%St. Truiden–Brann
- Half-time result
- 1 · 40%X 36% · 2 24%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 33%X/1 16% · 2/2 15%
- Expected corners
- 11.06.7 – 4.3 · Over 9.5: 64%
- Expected cards
- 4.01.9 – 2.1 · Over 3.5: 56%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A six-point contest near the summit
Brann sit third in the 36-team UEFA Europa Conference League table, with St. Truiden seventh, but both have six points after two matches. Brann’s advantage is goal difference and other tie-breakers, not points, so this meeting gives St. Truiden the chance to draw level on the standings’ key measures while a win for either side would strengthen its position near the top.
The table picture sets up a significant League Stage meeting in Sint-Truiden. St. Truiden have a +3 goal difference, just behind Brann’s +4, and both teams have won their opening two matches in this competition.
St. Truiden’s shutout start
St. Truiden have won both of their Conference League matches, scoring three goals and conceding none, with two clean sheets. Their sole home match in the competition ended in a win, with two goals scored and none conceded.
Brann’s Conference League record spans eight matches: five wins, two draws and one defeat. They have scored 19 goals and conceded 11, and their last five in the competition brought four wins and a draw, with 14 goals scored and seven conceded. That run includes three straight victories, and they are unbeaten in five.
What their competition records show
The contrast is clear: St. Truiden’s two-match start has been built on defensive control, while Brann’s longer competition record points to a more open approach. Brann have scored 11 goals in four away matches in the competition, but have conceded six and kept no clean sheets across those trips. St. Truiden, meanwhile, have kept a clean sheet in their only home appearance.
A test for both defences
St. Truiden’s clean-sheet start will be tested by a Brann side that has scored freely in this competition, including on the road. Brann’s lack of away clean sheets, however, gives the hosts a route to make their home advantage count.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model favours St. Truiden, with the hosts’ defensive start and home record tilting the contest their way. Brann’s attacking output suggests they can still find a goal, but St. Truiden look better placed to take the points.
St. Truiden 2-1 Brann
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