Rosenborg vs Start prediction and preview

Rosenborg vs Start

Eliteserien · Saturday 7 November 2026, 17:00 UTC · Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Rosenborg · Start · Eliteserien predictions

The Eliteserien fixture between Rosenborg and Start is scheduled for Saturday 7 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC at Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim. Rosenborg sit 4th on 43 points after 25 matches, while Start go into the round 16th, on 19 points from 25 games.

Rosenborg have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Start have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Rosenborg have scored 3.0 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Start average 1.0 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Rosenborg have 9 wins to Start's 0 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 18 Jul 2026, ended Start 0-3 Rosenborg.

Rosenborg are without Dino Islamovic (injury), Simen Bolkan Nordli (injury) and Elias Slordal (injury). Dino Islamovic has featured heavily in recent matches. Start are without Kristoffer Tønnessen (injury), Filip Manojlović (injury) and A. Ujkani (injury). Kristoffer Tønnessen has featured heavily in recent matches. Espen Eskås is the appointed referee. Across 100 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.6 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 54% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Rosenborg clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.