Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Viking 1st with 50 points, Rosenborg 5th with 33, 17 apart. Rosenborg ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Rosenborg 1.86 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Viking 2.57 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.58.
Viking were unbeaten in 5.
35 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rosenborg 19, draws 9, Viking 7, at 3.11 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
The venue was Lerkendal Stadion, with room for 21,421 spectators. On the scoreboard, Rosenborg led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Rosenborg: Emil Konradsen Ceide (15'), Amin Chiakha (90') · Viking: Peter Christiansen (81')
Key stats
Possession: Rosenborg 55% · Viking 45% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 9-6