SK Brann vs Rosenborg - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoping to propulsion towards the European places successful the Norwegian Eliteserien, SK Brann volition invited Rosenborg to Brann Stadion connected Sunday.

The Pride of Bergen are hoping to physique connected their midweek win, portion the Troillongan could gain a 4th league triumph connected the bounce this weekend.

Match preview

Brann welcomed Eirik Horneland backmost into the dugout successful aboriginal July, with erstwhile manager Freyr Alexandersson present successful complaint of Sunday's opponents.

Horneland was antecedently the Pride of Bergen's caput manager betwixt 2021 and 2024, earlier leaving for France's Saint-Etienne, the nine helium departed this January by communal consent.

The 51-year-old has been successful the hotseat for 5 competitory games truthful acold during his latest stint, winning 3 times, drafting erstwhile and losing once.

Most recently, Brann beat Universitatea Cluj 3-1, and triumph successful the 2nd limb of their UEFA Conference League 2nd qualifying circular necktie has acceptable up a gathering with Apollon of Cyprus connected August 5.

Domestically, the Pride of Bergen presently beryllium ninth successful the Eliteserien, wherever their tally of 19 points has them six down fourth-placed Lillestrom, and 7 supra the relegation zone.

Hoping to spot their squad trim the spread to the European places this weekend, fans volition gully assurance from the information that Horneland earned back-to-back triumphs during his archetypal 2 league matches, downing Start and Molde 2-1.

However, Brann walked distant bare handed past clip retired successful the Norwegian apical flight, losing 3-2 against 10-man Valerenga, a crippled that saw them spell into the half-time interval 3 goals down, and extended their hold for a cleanable expanse to 13 fixtures.

Meanwhile, Freyr Alexandersson was appointed Rosenborg brag connected June 17, and has made a beardown commencement aft leaving Brann.

The 43-year-old kicked disconnected his tenure with a 2-1 affable triumph implicit Molde connected July 5, earlier claiming each 3 points successful a 3-0 triumph against Kristiansund during his archetypal league crippled with the Troillongan.

The lone blemish connected Alexandersson's different cleanable grounds truthful acold is simply a 5-0 thrashing by Premier League giants Manchester United connected July 24, but considering it was a friendly, fewer volition beryllium acrophobic by the result.

Diminishing the interaction of that decision further is the information that it was sandwiched betwixt a 3-0 triumph against Start, and a 4-0 demolition of Fredrikstad past clip out.

That fantabulous opening nether the caller manager has seen Rosenborg ascent up to 10th successful the Eliteserien, wherever they are present six points wide of the relegation playoff spot.

Sunday's visitors volition beryllium afloat of assurance up of their travel to look Brann, particularly considering they were capable to support 3 consecutive cleanable sheets successful competitory matches, and are yet to concede successful the league under Alexandersson.

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Team News

Brann volition beryllium lighter successful defence than perfect this weekend, without left-back Jonas Torsvik, who is dealing with ankle issue, and centre-back Nana Boakye, who is sidelined for the remainder of the play with a genu injury.

In their absence, expect to spot Fredrik Knudsen and Thore Pedersen commencement astatine the bosom of Horneland's backline, flanked by Denzel De Roeve and Joachim Soltvedt astatine full-back.

Elsewhere, midfielder Sakarias Opsahl is recovering from a ft injury, though Kristian Eriksen, Niklas Wassberg and Felix Myhre should beryllium connected manus to run successful the centre of the park.

As for Rosenborg, they are missing striker Dino Islamovic owed to a calf injury, and Amin Chiakha is acceptable to pb the onslaught connected Sunday, supported up apical by David Duris and Emil Konradsen Ceide.

At the other extremity of the pitch, Leopold Wahlstedt volition commencement successful goal, shielded by a backmost 4 featuring Jonas Svensson, Mikkel Konradsen Ceide, Tomas Nemcik and Adrian Pereira.

SK Brann imaginable starting lineup:

Dyngeland; De Roeve, Knudsen, Pedersen, Soltvedt; Eriksen, Wassberg, Myhre; Mathisen, Holm, Castro

Rosenborg imaginable starting lineup:

Wahlstedt; Svensson, M K Ceide, Nemcik, Pereira; Bomholt, Selnaes, Fossum; Duris, Chiakha, E K Ceide

We say: SK Brann 0-2 Rosenborg

Brann were caught retired by a accelerated commencement past clip out, and they person not kept a cleanable expanse successful immoderate of their past 13 matches.

By contrast, Rosenborg are yet to concede nether their caller manager, and aft winning each of their 3 competitory outings under Alexandersson, they volition beryllium assured of taking each 3 points.

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