Eliteserien preview: Can Rosenborg edge out victory against Tromsø?

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 16.Jul
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lerkendal Stadion (21421 seats)

Playing at their own ground feels secure and friendly for Rosenborg, but Tromsø are fully set and qualified to win this one. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Rosenborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Eliteserien

Tromsø play their home matches on artifical turf, while this match occurs on grass. Up to date stats for Tromsø when featuring on grass are 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats from twelve matches. They have created {14 goals} and conceded 16 times in these fixtures.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Tromsø, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

Rosenborg and Tromsø should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Rosenborg form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Rosenborg have to build on here at Lerkendal Stadion in the Eliteserien. When Rosenborg hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Viking, Molde, Bodø / Glimt and Brann), they have won 1 of 2 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rosenborg to get some points in this home game.

The Rosenborg fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Lerkendal Stadion: A 1-2 defeat against Lillestrøm (placed 8th). Heartbreak for Rosenborg in their last match as Lillestrøm's Adams scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The goalie Hansen was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.64 out of ten. Hansen saved a penalty.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Aalesund.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rosenborg handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Rosenborg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Rosenborg have conceded 11 goals.

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Tromsø form and stats

The strength of Tromsø on their travels this season is incredible with 16 points collected from 6 Eliteserien away games. Tromsø has 5-1-0 on the road, with 9 goals scored and 4 conceded. Tromsø has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Sandefjord.

The Tromsø goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 263 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Tromsø delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Vålerenga (placed 13th) in their previous fixture. The attacker Erlien got a match rating of 8.03 in that game. Erlien hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that result Tromsø won their away game at Lillestrøm. The scoreline was 1-0.

Tromsø are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

Tromsø has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two participants are: six wins for Rosenborg, zero draws and four wins for Tromsø. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

TromsøV. Erlien
V. Erlien
7 goals
TromsøN. Vesterlund
N. Vesterlund
3 goals

Rosenborg missing players

Tromsø missing players

Rosenborg Tromsø
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 8 2 Played P 4 6 13
3 3 1 Won W 3 5 8
4 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
7 4 1 Lost L 0 0 2
15 9 1 Scored S 7 9 17
21 11 2 Conceded C 4 4 11
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 85%
71% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 54%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 46%
36% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 15%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 15%
50% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 54%
29% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 38%
29% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 23%
 
4.6 3.9 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.3 3.6
4.5 4.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.7 4.5
2.1 2.4 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 11.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.8 9.2
3.4 3.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3 3.9
32% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 50% 33%
 
11.9 12.5 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 15.7 13.4
3.9 4.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.7 3.2
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Rosenborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tromsø have not yet lost a game away.
  • Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tromsø have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø is in the best form (5-1-0) in Eliteserien

  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 14 11 2 1 36 13 7 5 2 0 21 7 7 6 0 1 15 6 23 35
2 Tromsø 13 8 3 2 17 11 7 3 2 2 8 7 6 5 1 0 9 4 6 27
3 Viking 13 8 2 3 30 21 7 5 1 1 21 11 6 3 1 2 9 10 9 26
4 Brann 14 7 3 4 26 18 7 5 2 0 17 6 7 2 1 4 9 12 8 24
5 Molde 14 7 2 5 29 18 7 5 1 1 17 6 7 2 1 4 12 12 11 23
6 Sarpsborg 08 13 6 3 4 23 17 6 3 1 2 12 8 7 3 2 2 11 9 6 21
7 Strømsgodset 13 6 2 5 19 16 6 4 0 2 10 5 7 2 2 3 9 11 3 20
8 Lillestrøm 12 6 2 4 20 18 6 3 0 3 11 10 6 3 2 1 9 8 2 20
9 Stabæk 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 3 3 1 9 5 6 1 1 4 6 15 -5 16
10 Odd 14 4 4 6 10 15 6 2 2 2 4 4 8 2 2 4 6 11 -5 16
11 Haugesund 13 4 3 6 12 19 6 3 2 1 10 8 7 1 1 5 2 11 -7 15
12 Rosenborg 14 3 4 7 15 21 8 3 1 4 9 11 6 0 3 3 6 10 -6 13
13 Vålerenga 12 3 2 7 15 19 6 1 0 5 8 12 6 2 2 2 7 7 -4 11
14 Sandefjord 12 2 4 6 13 21 5 2 2 1 9 3 7 0 2 5 4 18 -8 10
15 HamKam 13 3 1 9 13 30 7 3 1 3 7 8 6 0 0 6 6 22 -17 10
16 Aalesund 13 2 1 10 9 25 7 2 1 4 7 11 6 0 0 6 2 14 -16 7

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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”.