As Sunday 2 August dey approach, all eyes dey on Brann Stadion wey go host one of di biggest Eliteserien matches dis season. Brann and Rosenborg go lock horns at 13:15, and both teams get plenty reason to smile. Di home side, Brann, dey try to recover from one disappointing defeat, while Rosenborg dey fly high with three consecutive wins.
Brann last time for Eliteserien, dem chop 3-2 defeat at home to Valerenga. Despite getting 71% possession and seven shots on target, e no be enough. Niklas Castro and Felix Horn Myhre score di two goals for Brann, but di team still lose. However, three days ago, Brann beat Universitatea Cluj 3-1 at home for di Europa Conference League qualifier. Dat one show say di team get fight for dem.
Rosenborg, on di other hand, just beat Fredrikstad 4-0 at Lerkendal Stadion. Freyr Alexandersson’s boys get ten shots on goal and 55% possession. Adrian Pereira, Emil Konradsen Ceide, Amin Chiakha and Iver Fossum all score. Dat win na di third one in a row for dem, and di way dem dey do am na impressive – no goal don enter dem in all three matches, with aggregate score 10-0. But e go be tough test against Brann, wey don avoid defeat for di past eight games.
If we check di head-to-head record, e dey favour Brann well well. For di previous 10 meetings, Brann get six wins, Rosenborg get one, and three draw. Di last time dem meet na 1-1 draw at Lerkendal Stadion. When di game dey Brann Stadion, di last five matches show two wins each and one draw. So e dey tight.
For di players wey go make difference, Brann get Kristall Mani Ingason wey don score four goals, while Noah Holm get three and Kristian Eriksen get two. Ulrik Mathisen don record di most assists with three. Rosenborg get Amin Chiakha as dia top scorer wit six goals. Emil Konradsen Ceide, Iver Fossum, Simen Bolkan Nordli and Dino Islamovic each get two. Ole Kristian Selnaes and Emil Konradsen Ceide both manage four assists for di previous 10 games.
Di confirmed lineups show say both managers go field strong teams. Brann go play 4-3-3 with Mathias Dyngeland for goal, and back line get Denzel De Roeve, Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen, Thore Pedersen and Joachim Soltvedt. Di midfield dey control by Jacob Lungi Soerensen, Niklas Jensen Wassberg and Felix Horn Myhre. For attack, Eggert Aron Gudmundsson, Noah Holm and Niklas Castro go dey try to break Rosenborg defense.
Rosenborg also go use 4-3-3. Leopold Wahlstedt dey guard di post, with Jonas Svensson, Mikkel Konradsen Ceide, Tomas Nemcik and Adrian Pereira for defense. Mads Bomholt, Ole Kristian Selnaes and Iver Fossum go hold di middle. David Duris, Amin Chiakha and Emil Konradsen Ceide go lead attack.
But e no be just di lineups wey make dis match interesting. Rosenborg na di most successful team for Norway wit 26 league titles, but recent seasons don dey tough. Last season dem finish 7th, and before di break, dem dey for drop zone. Since di restart, dem don win all matches and now dem dey close to upper half of table. Brann, di third-highest scoring team for di league, get hope say dia recent Europa Conference League experience go boost dia confidence for dis one.
Di match promise to be one tight contest, with both sides get quality for attack. Brann get home advantage and good record against Rosenborg, but Rosenborg dey form. Which side go carry di day? Na only Sunday go tell.
