Match Report
Start, 16th on 16 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Rosenborg (5th, 33). Start ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Per game in the league, Start were scoring 1.05 and conceding 2.1, Rosenborg 1.86 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Start had been beaten in three straight games.
19 meetings are on record — 1 won by Start, 14 by Rosenborg, 4 drawn, at 3.16 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 32% of the wins in this fixture. 1.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.16.
M. Aslam took charge of the match — our records show 56 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. Sparebanken Sør Arena, capacity 14,563, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rosenborg led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Rosenborg: Amin Chiakha (35'), Simen Bolkan Nordli (90'), Amin Chiakha (90')
Key stats
Possession: Start 45% · Rosenborg 55% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-3