In this 15th week match, on Sat Jul 23rd, Rosenborg hosts Tromsø in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Rosenborg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Aalesund. Aalesund had 8 on net, and Rosenborg had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Rosenborg is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while tromsø is fresh off their 1-5 loss against Molde. Eric Bugale Kitolano scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 7th minute, then in the 16th minute, sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Erling Knudtzon Finally they completed the comback victory in the 20th minute on a goal by Kristoffer Haugen to cap off a wild match. Tromsø looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Rosenborg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both W. Kamanzi and Eric Bugale Kitolano have been the hottest scorers for Tromsø in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Both Ole Saeter and Samual Rogers have been the hottest scorers for Rosenborg in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.