Match Report
In the standings it was Lillestrøm 6th on 26 points, Rosenborg 8th on 24 — separated by 2. The last five rounds placed Lillestrøm no better than 16th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Lillestrøm were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.39, Rosenborg 1.5 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 5 Lillestrøm wins, 19 for Rosenborg, 8 draws, at 3.16 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 41% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 66% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 56%.
Åråsen Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,250. S. Kringstad took charge of the match — our records show 52 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Rosenborg led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rosenborg: Noah Sahsah (39'), Amin Chiakha (90')
Key stats
Possession: Lillestrøm 56% · Rosenborg 44% · Total shots: 17-16 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 8-6