It's looking great for Tromsø so far this season, with their 3rd position in the Eliteserien table and hosting Rosenborg (who are in 8th).
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Eliteserien
It should be mentioned that Rosenborg play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Rosenborg on artifical turf are 8 victories, 8 draws and 10 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 41-40. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rosenborg, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!
Tromsø form and stats
Tromsø are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Alfheim Stadion. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Tromsø here at Alfheim Stadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Tromsø faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sarpsborg 08 (0-4). The first defeat after going unbeaten in four league games. As you see from the result above, Tromsø suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Jenssen (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.01/10. Jenssen hit one key pass and had 49 successful passes (of 56 total).
Before that, Tromsø had a home game versus Sandefjord which ended with a victory 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tromsø handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Tromsø have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Alfheim Stadion with 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Tromsø have conceded only 9 goals.
Rosenborg form and stats
Rosenborg have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
The fans enjoyed Rosenborg's previous game versus Aalesund (placed 16th), a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Rosenborg was the only team on the pitch versus Aalesund in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Pereira was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.4. The defender Pereira hit three key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, the Rosenborg manager Maalen faced defeat when travelling to HamKam and losing 0-3.Rosenborg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this team's 12 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
In the opposite end, Rosenborg have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H encounter ended Rosenborg - Tromsø 2-1, played this season. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Tromsø won three, Rosenborg triumphed in seven and we saw zero draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Erlien 8 goals |  Y. Paintsil 4 goals |  J. Romsaas 4 goals |
Tromsø missing players
Rosenborg missing players
| Tromsø | Rosenborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 60% |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 10% |
| 53% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 37% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 21% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 11.7 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 36% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 31% | 33% |
| 13 | 10.5 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10 | 10.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (19) 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 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Viking | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Molde | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Brann | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Odd | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | HamKam | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 22 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -9 | 18 |
| 14 | Vålerenga | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 31 | -34 | 10 |
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