With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Rosenborg fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sandefjord.
It's no vacation for neither Rosenborg nor Sandefjord as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rosenborg form and stats
Rosenborg, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Eliteserien, have collected 5 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 1-2-1.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Julian Faye Lund not having conceded a league goal in 281 minutes.
Rosenborg drew their last game, 0-0 away at Start (placed 15th). Before that, Rosenborg had a home game versus Strømsgodset which ended with a victory 3-0.
Rosenborg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Lerkendal Stadion with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Rosenborg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sandefjord form and stats
As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Sandefjord have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sandefjord are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Sandefjord won their last game, 1-0 versus Aalesund played at home. Prior to that match, the Sandefjord manager M. Cifuentes Corvillo faced defeat when travelling to Brann and losing 1-3.
The attacking power of Sandefjord when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. The Sandefjord manager M. Cifuentes Corvillo has some worries about the defense as 8 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine Rosenborg victories, one draw and zero Sandefjord wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Zachariassen 2 goals | D. Islamovic 2 goals |  E. Hovland 1 goals |
Rosenborg missing players
Sandefjord missing players
| Rosenborg | Sandefjord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.6 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | 48 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 32 | 61 |
| 33 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 33% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 40% |
- All of Sandefjord's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rosenborg has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Rosenborg has the most clean sheets (4)
- Sandefjord have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sandefjord have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 24 |
| 2 | Molde | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Odd | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Brann | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Stabæk | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Kristiansund | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | Viking | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 15 | Start | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -16 | 3 |
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