Nothing but a win will satisfy the Rosenborg regulars in this Lerkendal Stadion battle with Tromsø, seeing as they have a healthy lead on them in the Eliteserien table.
- Rosenborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tromsø haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Rosenborg form and stats
Rosenborg are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Lerkendal Stadion. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Lerkendal Stadion.
Rosenborg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Viking. Olaus Jair Skarsem (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Skarsem scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match, Rosenborg won a home game hosting Odd (5-0).Rosenborg are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Lerkendal Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 20 goals in 8 matches. 8 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tromsø form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.
Home advantage was not enough for Tromsø in their previous game, as they lost their Eliteserien-match, hosting Bodø / Glimt, 2-3. Midfield player Eric Kitolano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Kitolano scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sandefjord.Tromsø have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 10 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Tromsø rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have battled earlier this season: Tromsø - Rosenborg 1-3. Rosenborg-Tromsø H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rosenborg six wins, Tromsø three wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Ebiye 6 goals | T. Totland 4 goals |  D. Islamovic 3 goals |
Rosenborg missing players
Tromsø missing players
| Rosenborg | Tromsø | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 34 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 22 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 47% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 29% |
| 29% | 62% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 65% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 59% |
| 24% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 15.2 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 44% | 48% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 35% |
- Rosenborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tromsø 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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | Molde | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Kristiansund | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Viking | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Odd | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 21 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 13 |
| 16 | Brann | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 10 |
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