Sarpsborg 08 vs Rosenborg prediction 12.07.2024

• Competition: Eliteserien
• Date: 12th July 2024
• Kickoff: 18:00 UTC +1 / 19:00 CEST 
• Venue: Sarpsborg Stadion

Sarpsborg 08 will be looking to keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Norwegian top flight when they play host to Rosenborg on Friday evening.

After finishing in 8^th place for three consecutive seasons, the hosts were expected to challenge for the top six this season but things have gone downhill. Christian Michelsen’s side are just three points off the bottom of the table and have their home form to blame for that. The hosts have managed just one win on home soil this season, but they will be buoyed ahead of the visit of Rosenburg this week by their2-1 win over Haugesund last weekend.

Rosenborg meanwhile are just a point above where they finished the previous campaign. The visitors have had plenty of joy in front of their fans lately, but they can't get the same results away from home. Alfred Johansson’s side are currently without a win in their last five on the road and that run included four defeats.

Sarpsborg 08 vs Rosenborg Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals

One of the major reasons Sarpsborg are in the relegation battle is their defence. Christian Michelsen’s men enter this week’s game with a run of eight consecutive games across all competitions without a clean sheet. They shipped at least two goals in all the three home games played in that spell and bets on over 2.5 goals were won in all three encounters.

Rosenborg can’t also boast a good defence, with the visitors without a clean sheet in their last twelve matches. They found the back of the net in each of the last seven and all but one of those encounters produced more than two goals.

• Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
• Sarpsborg 08 vs Rosenborg prediction: 2-2