TRONDHEIM. Rosenborg overcomes Mjøndalen 3-1. Its vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Lerkendal Stadion stadium in Trondheim on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Svein Oddvar Moen with the help of Jon-Michael Knutsen and Magnus Lundberg. The 4th official was Mischa Schaub Kellerhals. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 54.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Rosenborg – Formation

Rosenborg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Åge Fridtjof Hareide decided to play with the following team: André Hansen (6.9), Adam Andersson (6.9), Erlend Dahl Reitan (6.8), Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (6.9), Jonathan Augustinsson (7.6), Pavle Vagić (6.4), Anders Konradsen (7.0), Carlo Holse (7.6), Stefano Vecchia (8.3), Emil Konradsen Ceide (7.6) and Noah Jean Holm (9.0).

The home team had on the bench: Julian Faye Lund (6.5), Sander Tangvik, Even Hovland, Besim Šerbečić, Per Ciljan Skjelbred (6.8), Olaus Jair Skarsem (6.4), Edvard Sandvik Tagseth, Markus Henriksen and Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul.

Rosenborg could not rely on the presence of J. Faye Lund (injured).

Best player: Noah Jean Holm​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rosenborg was Noah Jean Holm.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Mjøndalen – Formation

Mjøndalen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the other side, Vegard Hansen played with: Sosha Makani (6.9), Adrian Aleksander Hansen (6.8), Markus Nakkim (6.8), Daniel Janevski (6.3), Herman Kleppa (6.6), Albin Sporrong (7.2), Ole Amund Sveen (6.6), Nikolas Walstad (6.8), Lars Olden Larsen (7.0), Kent Havard Eriksen (7.2) and Fredrik Brustad (7.3).

They had on the bench: Idar Nordby Lysgard, Syver Skaar Eriksen, Joackim Solberg (6.4), Stian Aasmundsen, Erik Stavas (6.2), Sivert Overby (6.3), Magnus Bækken, Benjamin Stokke (6.8) and Martin Ovenstad (6.4).

Best player: Fredrik Brustad​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mjøndalen was Fredrik Brustad.

His rating is (7.3) with 17 passes (47% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Match Statistics​

Rosenborg was in firm control of the ball 68% while Mjøndalen was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Rosenborg was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rosenborg won the match​.

Rosenborg shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Mjøndalen shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Rosenborg didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Mjøndalen received 3 yellow cards (D. Janevski, O. A. Sveen and A. Sporrong).

Standings

After this match, Rosenborg will have 37 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Mjøndalen will stay with 14 points to stay in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Rosenborg will play away against Kristiansund on the 3rd of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Rosenborg (5 draws).

Mjøndalen will host Brann on the 3rd of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Mjøndalen (2 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Bodø / Glimt – Vålerenga – 1-0
• Brann – Kristiansund – 3-1
• Haugesund – Odd – 1-3
• Molde – Viking – 2-2
• Rosenborg – Mjøndalen – 3-1
• Sandefjord – Stabæk – 0-3