Rosenborg vs Kristiansund - prediction, team news, lineups

Rosenborg play big to Kristiansund connected Sunday with some clubs successful request of a triumph to extremity the play extracurricular of the relegation zone.

These 2 teams beryllium successful 15th and 14th presumption successful the Eliteserien table respectively, with the location broadside having Freyr Alexandersson successful the dugout for the archetypal time.

Match preview

Having finished successful seventh spot past season, it came arsenic small astonishment during the interruption successful enactment that Rosenborg chiefs reacted with a alteration successful manager.

With Alexandersson disposable aft his caller departure from Brann, the the 43-year-old has been handed the accidental to kickstart Rosenborg's run and his ain career.

Just 11 points person been accumulated from their opening 11 matches, portion Rosenborg besides lone person 9 goals to their name.

However, 2 of those came successful their past league brushwood against Bodo/Glimt, with Troillongan earning a 2-2 draw with the second-placed team.

That has been backed up by a 2-1 triumph implicit Molde successful a affable earlier this month, the signs strengthening that Rosenborg person the prime to haul themselves retired of trouble.

As for Kristiansund, they went into the interruption with 2 successive defeats, losing to Viking and Valerenga respectively.

Amund Skiri present has overmuch to ponder for the resumption of action, with Kristiansund present conscionable 4 points supra bottommost spot.

Their lone triumph successful 7 games came against a Lillestrom broadside that had 2 players sent off, yet it should not get ignored that Kristiansund stay conscionable 3 points down seventh place.

In their astir caller affable connected July 3, Kristiansund posted a 2-1 occurrence distant astatine Brann, a much-needed assurance booster up of their biggest crippled of the play truthful far.

Rosenborg Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Kristiansund Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

Alexandersson has decisions to marque implicit his archetypal authoritative Rosenborg XI, the temptation apt to beryllium determination to instrumentality alternatively than twist.

However, Simen Bolkan Nordli could diagnostic connected the near flank having scored successful the affable triumph implicit Molde.

Dino Islamovic scored a treble against Bodo/Glimt past clip out, his lone 2 league goals of the season.

Meanwhile, Kristiansund guardant Leander Alvheim has netted 5 of his club's 11 league goals successful 2026.

Mustapha Isah suffered an wounded successful the 3-1 decision to Valerenga successful May, but the winger was named connected the substitutes' seat for the affable with Brann connected July 3.

Rosenborg imaginable starting lineup:

Wahlstedt; Witry, Volden, Nemcik, Mortensen; Duris, Bomholt, Vaananen, Nordli; Islamovic, Chiakha

Kristiansund imaginable starting lineup:

Saether; Munksgaard, Williamsen, Juliusson, Flex; Ronning, Igor, Odegard; Kilen, Alvheim, Isah

We say: Rosenborg 2-0 Kristiansund

Although Rosenborg beryllium beneath their adjacent opponents successful the standings, this is simply a caller commencement nether Alexandersson who volition beryllium determined to marque an instant impression. With that successful mind, we are backing Rosenborg to travel done with a hard-earned victory.

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