Another action-packed fixture in Eliteserien as Sandefjord welcome Rosenborg

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Tue 22.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Komplett Arena (6600 seats)

Struggling Sandefjord will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rosenborg in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Sandefjord has the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Eliteserien

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Sandefjord can neither be promoted or relegated from Eliteserien. Rosenborg are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Sandefjord form and stats

Sandefjord, who have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Eliteserien, have collected 14 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 3-5-5. With eight home Eliteserien games in a row without a win, the Sandefjord fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Molde game long ago, can be stopped today. The last three games played by Sandefjord, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sandefjord, who played 0-0 against Odd. That match was also played at this venue (Komplett Arena). Preceding that game was the away draw at Sarpsborg 08 that finished 0-0.

Sandefjord aren't scoring a lot here at Komplett Arena in the league, with only 12 goals from 13 games. On the other hand, Sandefjord have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rosenborg form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Rosenborg have produced an overall stat of 5-3-6 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Rosenborg's last three away games as they have all been lost.

There were no winners in Rosenborg's previous match, a Eliteserien home game that ended 1-1 vs Molde (placed 2nd). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Mjøndalen.

Rosenborg find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rosenborg have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rosenborg - Sandefjord 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sandefjord zero wins, one draw and Rosenborg nine victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RosenborgK. Zachariassen
K. Zachariassen
12 goals
RosenborgD. Islamovic
D. Islamovic
10 goals
SandefjordS. Gussiås
S. Gussiås
7 goals

Sandefjord missing players

Rosenborg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sandefjord Rosenborg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
9 3 1 Won W 3 5 14
7 6 0 Drew D 2 3 7
13 5 3 Lost L 0 6 8
30 12 3 Scored S 9 16 48
42 19 8 Conceded C 5 19 35
86% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 86% 90%
66% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 72%
52% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 57% 62%
24% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 14% 28%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 24%
45% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 43% 55%
34% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 31%
34% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 43% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 1.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 9.7 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.5 12.4
3.2 2.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.6 4.4
33% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 31% 38%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Sandefjord has the fewest scored goals (12) at home 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 29 25 3 1 100 32 14 14 0 0 56 11 15 11 3 1 44 21 68 78
2 Molde 27 18 2 7 67 32 14 11 1 2 37 13 13 7 1 5 30 19 35 56
3 Vålerenga 29 14 10 5 47 33 14 9 5 0 29 13 15 5 5 5 18 20 14 52
4 Rosenborg 28 14 6 8 47 34 14 9 3 2 31 15 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 48
5 Kristiansund 28 12 11 5 54 40 14 7 4 3 33 23 14 5 7 2 21 17 14 47
6 Viking 29 12 8 9 54 49 15 7 4 4 34 22 14 5 4 5 20 27 5 44
7 Odd 26 13 3 10 48 41 13 8 2 3 26 15 13 5 1 7 22 26 7 42
8 Haugesund 29 10 6 13 36 50 15 6 3 6 22 26 14 4 3 7 14 24 -14 36
9 Stabæk 28 8 11 9 35 43 14 5 5 4 17 15 14 3 6 5 18 28 -8 35
10 Brann 29 8 9 12 38 48 14 3 5 6 19 19 15 5 4 6 19 29 -10 33
11 Sandefjord 28 9 6 13 30 42 13 3 5 5 12 19 15 6 1 8 18 23 -12 33
12 Sarpsborg 08 29 8 8 13 33 38 15 6 3 6 20 14 14 2 5 7 13 24 -5 32
13 Strømsgodset 28 6 10 12 38 52 14 3 6 5 19 25 14 3 4 7 19 27 -14 28
14 Start 29 6 9 14 33 52 15 5 6 4 22 20 14 1 3 10 11 32 -19 27
15 Mjøndalen 29 7 3 19 23 45 14 5 0 9 13 18 15 2 3 10 10 27 -22 24
16 Aalesund 29 2 5 22 30 82 15 1 3 11 16 39 14 1 2 11 14 43 -52 11

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Table
  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 29 25 3 1 100 32 14 14 0 0 56 11 15 11 3 1 44 21 68 78
2 Molde 27 18 2 7 67 32 14 11 1 2 37 13 13 7 1 5 30 19 35 56
3 Vålerenga 29 14 10 5 47 33 14 9 5 0 29 13 15 5 5 5 18 20 14 52
4 Rosenborg 28 14 6 8 47 34 14 9 3 2 31 15 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 48
5 Kristiansund 28 12 11 5 54 40 14 7 4 3 33 23 14 5 7 2 21 17 14 47
6 Viking 29 12 8 9 54 49 15 7 4 4 34 22 14 5 4 5 20 27 5 44
7 Odd 26 13 3 10 48 41 13 8 2 3 26 15 13 5 1 7 22 26 7 42
8 Haugesund 29 10 6 13 36 50 15 6 3 6 22 26 14 4 3 7 14 24 -14 36
9 Stabæk 28 8 11 9 35 43 14 5 5 4 17 15 14 3 6 5 18 28 -8 35
10 Brann 29 8 9 12 38 48 14 3 5 6 19 19 15 5 4 6 19 29 -10 33
11 Sandefjord 28 9 6 13 30 42 13 3 5 5 12 19 15 6 1 8 18 23 -12 33
12 Sarpsborg 08 29 8 8 13 33 38 15 6 3 6 20 14 14 2 5 7 13 24 -5 32
13 Strømsgodset 28 6 10 12 38 52 14 3 6 5 19 25 14 3 4 7 19 27 -14 28
14 Start 29 6 9 14 33 52 15 5 6 4 22 20 14 1 3 10 11 32 -19 27
15 Mjøndalen 29 7 3 19 23 45 14 5 0 9 13 18 15 2 3 10 10 27 -22 24
16 Aalesund 29 2 5 22 30 82 15 1 3 11 16 39 14 1 2 11 14 43 -52 11

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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”.