Rosenborg host Sandefjord as odds-on favourites: Full preview

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lerkendal Stadion (21421 seats)

Rosenborg are thought of as expected winners of this home match versus Sandefjord, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Rosenborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sandefjord have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eliteserien

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Rosenborg form and stats

Rosenborg are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Lerkendal Stadion. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.

Rosenborg drew their last game, also a home match. Vålerenga (placed 7th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Defender Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Eyjólfsson served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Kristiansund.

Rosenborg are traveling soon after this match as the Eliteserien match at Haugesund awaits in three days.

Goals are plentiful at Lerkendal Stadion in the league this season as Rosenborg has scored 28 goals here in 11 home games. Rosenborg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sandefjord form and stats

Sandefjord have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 3-1-6 (10 played).

Sandefjord's last game was the home draw against Odd (0-0). Jacob Storevik (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. Storevik stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-2 defeat away at Viking before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Strømsgodset in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sandefjord have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. For Sandefjord, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the final score Sandefjord - Rosenborg 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - two - zero (Rosenborg wins - draws - Sandefjord wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RosenborgS. Vecchia Holmquist
S. Vecchia Holmquist
9 goals
SandefjordK. Normann Hansen
K. Normann Hansen
6 goals
RosenborgE. Ceide
E. Ceide
4 goals

Rosenborg missing players

Sandefjord missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rosenborg Sandefjord
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 2 10 22
11 7 4 Won W 0 3 7
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 5
6 2 1 Lost L 2 6 10
45 28 13 Scored S 1 13 27
29 13 8 Conceded C 4 23 37
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
82% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
73% 73% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 70% 59%
55% 73% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 32%
27% 55% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 30% 14%
68% 55% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 50%
18% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 27%
18% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 27%
 
5.4 6.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 4.5
5.6 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6 5.3
1.8 1.3 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.9 14.8 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12.4 12.5
4.5 5.4 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.9 4.7
45% 47% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 26%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Sandefjord's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rosenborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rosenborg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sandefjord have scored away.
  • Sandefjord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sandefjord have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eliteserien
  • Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 22 14 5 3 46 20 12 8 3 1 29 11 10 6 2 2 17 9 26 47
2 Molde 22 13 5 4 54 26 11 9 1 1 36 11 11 4 4 3 18 15 28 44
3 Kristiansund 22 12 3 7 29 25 11 9 1 1 21 8 11 3 2 6 8 17 4 39
4 Rosenborg 22 11 5 6 45 29 11 7 2 2 28 13 11 4 3 4 17 16 16 38
5 Viking 22 11 5 6 42 40 11 7 2 2 24 17 11 4 3 4 18 23 2 38
6 Lillestrøm 22 10 5 7 33 28 11 5 2 4 14 12 11 5 3 3 19 16 5 35
7 Vålerenga 22 7 10 5 36 30 11 4 6 1 21 12 11 3 4 4 15 18 6 31
8 Haugesund 22 9 4 9 39 34 11 8 1 2 26 11 11 1 3 7 13 23 5 31
9 Strømsgodset 22 8 5 9 31 31 11 7 2 2 25 9 11 1 3 7 6 22 0 29
10 Odd 22 7 6 9 31 40 10 4 2 4 19 17 12 3 4 5 12 23 -9 27
11 Sandefjord 22 7 5 10 27 37 12 4 4 4 14 14 10 3 1 6 13 23 -10 26
12 Sarpsborg 08 22 6 5 11 23 35 11 4 4 3 14 10 11 2 1 8 9 25 -12 23
13 Tromsø 22 5 7 10 26 39 10 1 4 5 12 18 12 4 3 5 14 21 -13 22
14 Brann 22 4 7 11 27 41 11 3 4 4 16 18 11 1 3 7 11 23 -14 19
15 Stabæk 22 4 6 12 27 45 11 2 3 6 11 20 11 2 3 6 16 25 -18 18
16 Mjøndalen 22 2 9 11 23 39 11 1 5 5 13 15 11 1 4 6 10 24 -16 15

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  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 22 14 5 3 46 20 12 8 3 1 29 11 10 6 2 2 17 9 26 47
2 Molde 22 13 5 4 54 26 11 9 1 1 36 11 11 4 4 3 18 15 28 44
3 Kristiansund 22 12 3 7 29 25 11 9 1 1 21 8 11 3 2 6 8 17 4 39
4 Rosenborg 22 11 5 6 45 29 11 7 2 2 28 13 11 4 3 4 17 16 16 38
5 Viking 22 11 5 6 42 40 11 7 2 2 24 17 11 4 3 4 18 23 2 38
6 Lillestrøm 22 10 5 7 33 28 11 5 2 4 14 12 11 5 3 3 19 16 5 35
7 Vålerenga 22 7 10 5 36 30 11 4 6 1 21 12 11 3 4 4 15 18 6 31
8 Haugesund 22 9 4 9 39 34 11 8 1 2 26 11 11 1 3 7 13 23 5 31
9 Strømsgodset 22 8 5 9 31 31 11 7 2 2 25 9 11 1 3 7 6 22 0 29
10 Odd 22 7 6 9 31 40 10 4 2 4 19 17 12 3 4 5 12 23 -9 27
11 Sandefjord 22 7 5 10 27 37 12 4 4 4 14 14 10 3 1 6 13 23 -10 26
12 Sarpsborg 08 22 6 5 11 23 35 11 4 4 3 14 10 11 2 1 8 9 25 -12 23
13 Tromsø 22 5 7 10 26 39 10 1 4 5 12 18 12 4 3 5 14 21 -13 22
14 Brann 22 4 7 11 27 41 11 3 4 4 16 18 11 1 3 7 11 23 -14 19
15 Stabæk 22 4 6 12 27 45 11 2 3 6 11 20 11 2 3 6 16 25 -18 18
16 Mjøndalen 22 2 9 11 23 39 11 1 5 5 13 15 11 1 4 6 10 24 -16 15

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.