Crusaders vs Rosenborg prediction for Thursday’s UECL qualification second round first leg matchup at Seaview in Belfast. The game will start at 19:00 UTC.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Rosenborg to Win – 1.54
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 2 Goals – 1.33
The bookmakers are backing Rosenborg for the win in this one despite the statistics showing the opposite. However, the Norwegian side is very experienced in Europe and must not find it hard to return with a win from N. Ireland.
The last ten Crusaders matches produced an average of 2.80 goals per game while Rosenborg’s ended with 2.70. The stats are showing a 70% probability for this game to see two or more goals.
Crusaders
The Crusaders enter this match after ousting Haka with a 3-2 aggregate win in the first qualification round. The Northern Ireland side did well to win the second leg at home despite having lesser ball possession as the Irish created 14 goal-scoring chances.
Rosenborg
Rosenborg are not in their ideal form entering the match having won four of their 14 fixtures so far in the Eliteserien. The Norwegian side finished third last season but are just a shadow of last year’s team scoring an average of 1.13 goals per in the league and going winless in four away games.
Crusaders: Tuffey; Forsythe, Larmour, O’Rourke; Burns, Clarke, Heatley, Kennedy, McKeown; Lowry, Lecky;
Rosenborg: Hansen; Cornic, Reitan, Jenssen, Pereira; Skarsem, Vaananen, Nypan; Holse, Saeter, Nelson;
Where will this fixture be played?
Thursday’s game will be played at Seaview in Belfast.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this match?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1xBet, 22Bet, and Bet365 Ghana.