Match Report
In the standings it was Rosenborg 6th on 27 points, Vålerenga 11th on 22 — separated by 5. On recent form Vålerenga sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Rosenborg ran at 1.63 scored and 1.37 conceded, Vålerenga at 1.74 and 2.11.
Rosenborg arrived off three straight defeats. Vålerenga came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Rosenborg 6/15, Vålerenga 12/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 35 games: 22 Rosenborg wins, 4 for Vålerenga, 9 draws, at 2.66 goals per meeting.
Lerkendal Stadion, capacity 21,421, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Vålerenga: Carl Lange (58'), Ivan Näsberg (63')
Key stats
Possession: Rosenborg 61% · Vålerenga 39% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 16-6