Start face off with visiting club Rosenborg BK at Sparebanken Sør Arena in the Eliteserien tie on Saturday.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Start v Rosenborg BK match are shown here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Start
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Start will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-1 Eliteserien losing effort in their last game against SK Brann.
In that game, Start managed 35% possession and 17 shots on goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Start was Håkon Lorentzen (53'). At the other end, Brann got 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Noah Holm (68') and Kristian Eriksen (90') scored for SK Brann.
Start have been conceding pretty frequently lately, although they’ve also done enough to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Start have conceded in 5 of them while also managing to get on the scoresheet in 6 of those games. We shall soon find out if that trend will end up being sustained here.
Coming into this contest, Start have not won against Rosenborg BK in their last 16 league games. A shocking run, it really is.
Rosenborg BK
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Rosenborg BK will come into the meeting following on from a 3-0 Eliteserien win with the downing of Kristiansund in their last outing.
In that game, Rosenborg BK had 69% possession and 17 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Rosenborg BK, the scorers were Jonas Svensson (25'), Dávid Ďuriš (31') and Amin Chiakha (53'). For their opponents, Kristiansund had 9 shots at goal with 2 on target.
Rosenborg BK have fired home a total of 9 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during that same period equals 10.
Analysis of their past results shows that Rosenborg BK:
- haven't been beaten by Start when having played them away from home in the previous 9 matches in the league. What a record that is.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 9 matches in the league. It's not a good run at all.
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Head to head
A study of past results between these clubs going back to 12/05/2016 shows that these fixtures have been disappointments for Start. They have not managed to register any victories at all whereas Rosenborg BK have been dominant against them, beating them in 83% of those ties.
A total of 8 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 0 from Start and 8 being from Troillongan. The average goals per game has been 1.33.
The previous league encounter featuring the two was Eliteserien match day 23 on 01/11/2020 when it ended Rosenborg BK 1-0 Start.
The referee was Sivert Amland.
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Team News: Start
It’s our opinion that Start look set to employ a 5-3-2 formation, utilising Jacob Pryts Larsen, Ousmane Diallo, Erlend Dahl Reitan, Omar Jebali, John Olav Norheim, Tom Strannegård, Steve Mvoué, Erlend Segberg, Mikael Ugland, Hakon Lorentzen and Jesper Cornelius.
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Team News: Rosenborg BK
We’re of the thinking that Troillongan seem likely to elect for a 4-3-3 formation, going with Leopold Wahlstedt, Jonas Svensson, M. Konradsen Ceide, Tomas Nemcik, Adrian Pereira, Ole Selnaes, Iver Fossum, Mads Bomholt, David Duris, Amin Chiakha and Emil Konradsen Ceide.
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Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Start might have a difficult job to hit the back of the net against this Rosenborg BK lineup who we think might manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.
We’ve gone for a hard-fought 0-1 winning margin for Rosenborg BK when the full-time whistle blows.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Start can be had for 2.8, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.5 & staking on the win for Rosenborg BK is 2.25. These are the best bets offered at the moment.
Victor Martins,
02:04 14/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Start
Formed: 1905
Stadium: Sparebanken Sør Arena (14,448)
Captain: Eirik Schulze
Chairman: Anders Hansson
Manager: Azar Karadas
Competitions: Eliteserien position 16
⭐ Key Man: Håkon Lorentzen
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Håkon Lorentzen was born in Bergen, Norway. Having made his senior debut playing for SK Brann in the 2013 season, the skilful Forward has struck 2 league goals in the Eliteserien 2026 campaign to date in a total of 13 appearances.