Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 6′Brann, yellow card:Foul
- 23′Brann, red card:Violent conduct
- Half-time
- 56′Lincoln Red Imps FC, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Lincoln Red Imps FC, goal:0–1assist
- 61′Lincoln Red Imps FC, second yellow card:Foul
- 64′Brann, goal:1–1
- 66′Brann, substitution:off
- 67′Lincoln Red Imps FC, substitution:Manuoff
- 67′Lincoln Red Imps FC, substitution:off
- 71′Brann, substitution:off
- 73′Brann, yellow card:Foul
- 77′Lincoln Red Imps FC, substitution:off
- 81′Brann, goal:2–1assist
- 82′Brann, substitution:off
- 84′Lincoln Red Imps FC, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 1
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Match report
Brann come from behind with ten men to beat Lincoln Red Imps
Brann beat Lincoln Red Imps FC 2-1 at Brann Stadion in the opening matchday of the UEFA Europa Conference League league stage, recovering from a goal down after being reduced to ten men in the first half. Neraysho Kasanwirjo was sent off in the 23rd minute with the game goalless, and the sides went in level at the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Lincoln Red Imps FC took the lead in the 59th minute when Enrique Gómez Bernal scored from a Nano assist. The visitors' advantage lasted barely two minutes, however: Toni García was shown a red card in the 61st minute, levelling the numbers at ten against ten.
Niklas Castro then took over. He equalised in the 64th minute and struck again in the 81st, this time set up by Jonas Torsvik, to complete the turnaround. Brann had scored twice and conceded once since going down to ten men, while Lincoln Red Imps FC netted nothing after their dismissal and conceded twice.
Brann travel to Kauno Žalgiris in the competition on Thursday 22 October, the same day Lincoln Red Imps FC host Twente.
Niklas Castro scored both Brann goals, in the 64th and 81st minutes, and earned the top rating of the match at 9.2.
Brann won 17 corners to 2 against a Lincoln Red Imps FC side that spent the evening largely without the ball.
Brann beat Lincoln Red Imps FC 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Brann met Lincoln Red Imps FC in the UEFA Europa Conference League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Brann Stadion. Referee: Dalibor Cerny.
Team pages: Brann · Lincoln Red Imps FC · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 23' Red card: Neraysho Kasanwirjo
- 59' Goal: Enrique Gómez Bernal (assist: Nano) — 0–1 · Watch Enrique Gómez Bernal's goal video (59')
- 61' Red card: Toni García
- 64' Goal: Niklas Castro — 1–1 · Watch Niklas Castro's goal video (64')
- 81' Goal: Niklas Castro (assist: Jonas Torsvik) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Brann (4-3-3)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (5-3-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Brann 82%, the draw 11%, Lincoln Red Imps FC 7%. It finished Brann 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC.
A big strength gap puts Brann well clear — We give Brann 82% mainly because they sit 349 points higher on our strength rating, 1548 to 1198, and the usual home advantage adds to that. The draw sits at 11%, the usual rate for a gap this size, nudged up only slightly by a typical 2.6 goals a game in each side's recent matches.
Why Brann at 82%?
Brann sit 349 points higher on our strength rating — 1548 to 1198. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.2% of 5,559 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 83–10–7.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 82% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 11% and Lincoln Red Imps FC at 7%.
Why is the draw only 11%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 11.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,322.
What did we measure but not count?
Brann's last five in the competitions we cover: W-L-W-D-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.4% of 1902 games when clearly hotter and 43.7% of 3649 when clearly colder.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Enrique Gómez Bernal's goal against Brann (59').
- Watch Niklas Castro's goal against Lincoln Red Imps FC (64').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Brann 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC. Explore more on the Brann and Lincoln Red Imps FC team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.