In this week 18 match on Aug 12th, Sandefjord and Rosenborg will play a match in Sandefjord in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Viking. Mohamed Ofkir struck first for Sandefjord in the 9th minute on a feed from Alexander Ruud Tveter, then Youssef Chaib added another in the 21st minute. Sandefjord is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while rosenborg sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against HamKam. Casper Tengstedt struck first for Rosenborg in the 14th minute, but Kristian Lonstad Onsrud got the equalizer for HamKam in the 32nd minute. Rosenborg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
Rosenborg and Sandefjord last played eachother at the Lerkendal Stadion on Monday May 16th. Rosenborg was victorious by a score of 3 to 0 in front of just over 20000 jubilant spectators. Stefano Vecchia struck first for Rosenborg in the 7th minute on a feed from Noah Holm, then Edvard Sandvik Tagseth added another in the 58th minute on a feed from Olaus Jair Skarsem In the end, Sandefjord was frustrated by Rosenborg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rosenborg ended the match with the shutout victory.
Samual Rogers has been the most effective weapon for Rosenborg lately. The American defender has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Mohamed Ofkir has been the most prolific scorer on Sandefjord in the last five matches with 2 goals.