Rosenborg vs Valerenga Predictions

Rosenborg sit seven places and five points behind their guests this weekend Valerenga, but both teams head into Sunday’s game in identical form. Both teams have picked up four wins, one draw, and suffered one defeat in their last six matches across all competitions, so we’re expecting a competitive ninety minutes between the pair this weekend.

Rosenborg left it late to beat Brann in Bergen last time out, but Akintola’s eighty-eighth-minute strike helped Rosenborg continue their climb up the Eliteserien table. The visitors only had 43% of the possession and didn’t create as many chances as their hosts, but defended manfully and deserved the three points. Valerenga were stunned at home by Lillestrom in their last league game, where a brace from Olsen and one goal from Salquist saw Lillestrom move 3-0 up by the sixty-ninth-minute. Things went from bad to worse for the hosts eleven minutes from time when striker Azemi picked up his second yellow card of the game and was handed his marching orders.

The recent head to head record between these two clubs and both teams form heading into this weekends action, suggests that both teams will score and that the game is likely to end in a draw. Both teams have scored in three of the last six encounters between these two clubs, and Rosenborg are unbeaten in their last four matches against Valerenga. The hosts and their guests have only failed to score in one of their last six matches and both teams have only lost one of their last six games in league and cup, which is why we’re backing Sunday’s match to end in a 1-1 draw.

Jensen and Reginiussen are the only two Rosenborg players to have scored more than once in the league this season, and the pair joint top score for the hosts with two goals, while Ejuke leads the way for Valerenga with four Eliteserien goals. We’re confident that both teams will score on Sunday and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Both teams are playing well right now and have been scoring on a regular basis, and games between these two teams so often end with both teams getting on the scoreboard. Valerenga have outperformed their hosts so far this season, but Rosenborg are unbeaten in their last four games against the visitors which is why we’re backing a draw between the pair.