Bologna – Brann Bergen Tip Europa League, playoffs, second leg on Thursday, 26.02.26 at 21:00 CET
Already a week ago, the Norwegians, who were in football hibernation due to the league break, did not know what to do with their long periods of possession. Because in the end, their own xG value of 0.50 also perfectly reflected the final score of 0:1.
By the way, the fact that I predicted the first leg so well is another reason why I will take a very similar path in my Bologna Brann Bergen prediction for the second leg.
Under 3.5 Goals & Bergen Doesn’t Score, I conclude with confidence using the Oddset app with just a few touches on the display at odds of around 2.30.
Because a week later I expect again mostly unimaginative Scandinavians, but I still want to keep the back door open for a possible 0:0.
Bologna vs. Brann Bergen AI Predictions:
Our Bologna Brann Bergen AI prediction has struck “betting gold” with its first proposal, so to speak. Because what was once a gold nugget for the cowboys in the Wild West, is the so-called value for me as a betting professional.
The betting odds for the success of the AI selection Under 2.5 goals, which are traded at values of around 2.05, have a positive expected value.
Sure, the Norwegians have to make up for a 0-1 deficit, but Bologna will stonewall, if necessary score the 1-0 themselves – and then at the latest the resistance will subside sharply. I simply don’t see a higher final score than 1-0 or 2-0 for the Italians here.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Bologna |
Draw |
Victory Brann Bergen |
| 67.4% |
18.7% |
13.9% |
And precisely because I just told you my favorite pick for a possible end result, I agree 100% with the second AI proposal. Especially since a 1:0 result bet at Winamax at values around 6.40 currently promises a really great payout.
The final suggestion 1st goal & win: Bologna has a really high probability of occurrence, by the way, as the Norwegians have already conceded the respective 0:1 in their last seven competitive games and did not hand it out themselves.
So far, so good, but the average Bologna Brann Bergen odds of about 1.60 are still at best “fair” for sports betting fans, unfortunately nothing more!
What you need to know about Bologna vs. Brann Bergen betting
- Bologna’s bulwark against Norway: After the 1-0 win in the first leg, Bologna are unbeaten in four duels against Norwegian teams (W2 D2).
- The “Rossoblu” have never lost a home game in a knockout round in their entire European Cup history (16 wins, 11 draws in 27 games) – only Ipswich Town has a longer historic run without a home defeat with 30 games.
- The Norwegians have not won any of their four European games against Italian opponents in their club history (1 draw, 3 defeats) and have failed to score in each of these matches.
- Away weakness in knockout phases: For Brann, the trip to Italy is an enormous hurdle; the team have won just one of their last 12 away games in European knockout rounds – the only success dating back to 2007 (2-1 at Club Brugge).
