Kristiansund welcome Rosenborg to Nordmøre Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The hosts need a strong response after suffering their heaviest defeat of the season, while Rosenborg arrive with confidence after two impressive victories.

Rosenborg won the reverse fixture 3–0 in July and have scored nine goals across their two latest matches. That attacking form makes the visitors favourites to collect another three points.

Kristiansund look to recover from heavy defeat

Kristiansund suffered an 8–1 defeat away to Viking in their previous match. It was a disastrous afternoon, but their results before that collapse were considerably more encouraging.

The hosts defeated Tromsø 2–0 and Molde 2–1, drew 2–2 with HamKam and narrowly lost 1–0 against Fredrikstad. Those performances showed that Kristiansund can compete with strong opposition, particularly when playing at Nordmøre Stadium.

Leander Alvheim has been their main attacking threat with nine league goals. Kristiansund will need him to take advantage of any opportunities if they are to challenge Rosenborg.

Rosenborg arrive in excellent form

Rosenborg have found their rhythm in attack. They followed a convincing 4–0 victory over HamKam with an entertaining 5–3 win against Tromsø, giving them nine goals from their last two matches.

The victory over Tromsø was not perfect defensively, but Rosenborg continued to create chances throughout the match and had enough quality to regain control whenever the visitors threatened.

They also dominated the first meeting against Kristiansund this season, recording a 3–0 victory at Lerkendal. Rosenborg lead the overall head-to-head record with 13 wins compared with four for Kristiansund, while nine meetings have ended level.

Verdict

Kristiansund have produced some good results at home, but recovering immediately from an 8–1 defeat will be difficult. Their defence now faces a Rosenborg side that has scored nine times in its last two matches.

Rosenborg won the reverse fixture comfortably and enter this match with considerably more confidence. Kristiansund may create opportunities at home, but the visitors should have too much attacking quality.

Tip

Rosenborg to win