Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sandnes Ulf & Rosenborg face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This football stadium has artifical turf, which is not Rosenborg's regular surface at their own pitch. When appearing on artifical turf Rosenborg have performed like this: Played 28 matches resulting in 9 wins, 9 draws and 10 defeats with the goal data 44-44 (scored/conceded).
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.
Sandnes Ulf have less rest than Rosenborg in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Obos-Ligaen game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Åsane.
Sandnes Ulf form and stats
Action has already taken place for Sandnes Ulf in NM Cup as they have defeated Vardeneset and Egersund to reach the 3rd Round. Sandnes participated in NM Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Sandnes Ulf have to build on here at Sandnes Idrettspark in the Obos-Ligaen.
The club members are hoping that Sandnes Ulf will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Åsane.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Obos-Ligaen game versus Raufoss in only four days. This game is also played here at Sandnes Idrettspark.
A decent goal production from Sandnes Ulf in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches.
Rosenborg form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Verdal and Levanger in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. Rosenborg was sent out of NM Cup in the 3rd round last season.There's been little loot from Rosenborg's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Eliteserien. Rosenborg only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws.
Rosenborg had fun at their own home (Sandnes Idrettspark) last time out, beating Kristiansund 3-1. Saeter scored. Saeter certainly enjoyed Rosenborg's last game versus Kristiansund, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory. Saeter, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.72. Saeter scored three goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
hometeam won
The schedule is very tough for Rosenborg now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eliteserien game at Viking is waiting in only three days.
Rosenborg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Rosenborg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - one - four (Sandnes Ulf wins - draws - Rosenborg wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 3 red cards from the last six encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ramsland 6 goals |   S. Vecchia Holmquist 6 goals |  O. Saeter 5 goals |
Sandnes Ulf missing players
Rosenborg missing players
| Sandnes Ulf | Rosenborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | ||
| 10 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brann | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | Ranheim | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Mjøndalen | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Stabæk | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Sogndal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Sandnes Ulf | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | KFUM | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Start | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Raufoss | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | Fredrikstad | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Åsane | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | Kongsvinger | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Bryne | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Grorud | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Stjørdals-Blink | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Skeid | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Molde | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Viking | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Bodø / Glimt | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | Aalesund | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | HamKam | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Odd | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Tromsø | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Haugesund | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Vålerenga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Jerv | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -14 | 7 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 1 |
