The visiting Rosenborg side should be favourites in this visit to Start, as the away team holds a 8 point advantage from their seven league games this season.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Eliteserien. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sarpsborg 08.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Rosenborg's home stadium. The visitors last 17 games on artifical turf have ended in 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rosenborg have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Start form and stats
Start have collected 2 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 0-2-2.
In their previous game, the manager J. Hardarson led his Start to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Sarpsborg 08. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sparebanken Sør Arena. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Viking that ended 1-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Start as they are travelling to their away game against Brann in the Eliteserien. That match is three days after this one.
The Start fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. As for conceded goals, Start's unpleasant statistic is 11 goals surrendered.
Rosenborg form and stats
Rosenborg have six points from their first three away games in the Eliteserien, meaning two victories and a loss. Momentum is building for Rosenborg in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Rosenborg goalkeeper Andre Hansen is eager to challenge this, with his 191 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Rosenborg's previous game versus Strømsgodset (placed 9th), a Eliteserien 3-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Stabæk at their stadium, the result 3-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rosenborg are hosting Sandefjord in the Eliteserien only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Rosenborg's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Rosenborg are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - zero - ten (Start wins - draws - Rosenborg wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bringaker 3 goals |   K. Zachariassen 2 goals | D. Islamovic 2 goals |
Start missing players
Rosenborg missing players
| Start | Rosenborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | 47 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 30 | 78 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| 44% | 45% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 35% |
- All of Start's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rosenborg has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Rosenborg have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Start have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Start have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Start have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Start have yet to win a game.
- Start 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 21 |
| 2 | Molde | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Brann | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Stabæk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Kristiansund | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Odd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Viking | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | Start | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -15 | 3 |
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