Friday's singles

Caution Both sides have smashed this line in their last three games each, but Brann's joint-top scorer is suspended, which trims one source of goals without removing the goal threat overall.

The case against

• Brann's co-top scorer Kristall Ingason, tied for the team lead with 6 league goals, is confirmed out through suspension, and another regular, Ulrik Mathisen, is also missing through injury.
• Viking are missing several defensive players (Bjorshol, Baertelsen) plus forward Veton Berisha, though it is not confirmed Berisha is their main scoring source, so this cuts both ways rather than being a clean warning.
• An older preview (from a prior season, different context) noted Brann and Viking had drawn their last three meetings before that, which is a mild historical caution on this fixture even though it predates the current squads and form.

Missing: Kristall Ingason (Brann): He is tied for the club lead with 6 league goals this season, so his suspension removes one of Brann's two main scoring outlets, though Noah Holm and Bard Finne, also on 5-6 goals, remain available.; Veton Berisha (Viking): A forward sidelined with a thigh injury; his absence trims an attacking option for Viking, though his share of the team's goals this season is not confirmed in the data available.