Rosenborg
- Rosenborg are a formidable team at home, winning seven of their 11 games and scoring 27 goals.
- Freyr Alexandersson has his Rosenborg team set up in a more aggressive 4-3-3 this season, looking to get the ball forward in transitions and pressing higher up the pitch at a greater tempo than previous seasons.
- Rosenborg are on a roll with five consecutive victories in all competitions and have looked particularly strong during that run, coming through away games at Floya and Kristiansund, as well as beating Ostersunds in a home friendly.
- Rosenborg are in the top five and 5th in the Eliteserien 2026 table with 33 points from 21 games, while Sandefjord occupy 11th place with 23 points after 21 games.
Sandefjord
- Sandefjord have won their last two games, but have a poor away record in Eliteserien 2026 (W3, L7).
- Sandefjord's away form is poor in Eliteserien 2026, averaging 1.10 goals per game scored and 1.70 goals per game conceded.
- Sandefjord are winless in their last two visits to Rosenborg and this could be a tough matchup for Hans Erik Oedegaard's men on Saturday.
- Sandefjord are in decent form and will arrive at Lerkendal on the back of a two-game winning streak, although their results of late have been mixed.
Head-to-Head
- Rosenborg BK and Sandefjord have been fairly evenly matched in their last five games (W2, D2, L1) but Lerkendal Stadion hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Guttane / Hvalfangerne in recent times.
- The head-to-head was a 0-0 draw in Sandefjord, which looks set to be a similar kind of game, but the value is in going with the home team.
Betting Insights
- Troillongan are clearly the favorites at 1.4, but Guttane / Hvalfangerne's odds of 6.75 seem overly generous when the draw comes in at 5.0.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.42 is a strong pick here, while Both Teams To Score at 1.57 also looks like a good play.
Prediction
- A home win seems the most likely outcome here but Sandefjord are a compact unit and could keep this one closer than the odds suggest.
- Given Rosenborg's strong home record and current run of form, backing the home side alongside the Over 2.5 or Both Teams To Score market provides a balanced approach.