On the 16th of April, in this week 2 match, Molde plays host to Rosenborg in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. 12th placed Molde is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tromsø. Erlien scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 54th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Molde was frustrated by Tromsø’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tromsø ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Rosenborg is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Viking. Adrian Nilsen Pereira scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 58th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Viking was frustrated by Rosenborg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rosenborg ended the match with the shutout victory. Rosenborg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Molde won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Rosenborg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul and Tobias Borchgrevink Borkeeiet each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Kristian Eriksen and Magnus Eikrem have been the hottest scorers for Molde in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.