Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Viking 2nd with 43 points, Rosenborg 8th with 24, 19 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Rosenborg 1.5 scored and 1.44 conceded per game, Viking 2.33 and 1, with the league averaging 1.55.
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. The referee was R. Saggi, with 85 matches in our database and 2.0 yellows per game on average. 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