Match Report
In the standings it was Rosenborg 8th on 24 points, Vålerenga 11th on 21 — separated by 3. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Rosenborg ran at 1.5 scored and 1.44 conceded, Vålerenga at 1.72 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