Rosenborg vs Viking Prediction: Rosenborg ready to start the season on a winning note

Rosenborg will play Viking at home in the first round of the Eliteserien on Monday, April 10. This comes on the heels of Rosenborg's victory over Kongsvinger in the friendly competition. After playing to a tie in a friendly against Haugesund and losing to Kristiansund in their previous two games, the Dark Blues will be preparing for this contest.

With a win at home against Kongsvinger in their most recent match, Rosenborg broke their string of games without a victory. After falling down by a score of 1-0, Ingason scored twice to give his team an untouchable lead that ultimately led to a victory by a score of 2-1. The fact that five players are out with injuries will make it difficult for manager Kjetil Rekdal to concentrate on this match. The club, on the other hand, will be eager to get the new season underway in the hopes of winning the championship for the first time since 2018.

Vikings' performance the previous year was lackluster. The squad ended up finishing 11th in the standings, which is only a handful of spots outside of the danger zone. They have maintained the same level of play throughout the preseason friendly that they have participated in.

In their most recent encounter against Haugesund, the Dark Blues scored an 80th-minute equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw. Due to the fact that they have only one victory in the eight previous matches played away from home in the Eliteserien, Viking will need to be in the best position possible in the upcoming challenge. With no injuries to worry about, manager Bjarte Lunde can focus fully on the game at hand.

Rosenborg - André Hansen, Erlend Dahl Reitan, Samuel Rogers, Ulrik Jenssen, Leo Cornic, Carlo Holse, Markus Henriksen, Morten Björlo, Adrian Nilsen Pereira, Isak Thorvaldsson, Kristall Mani Ingason.

Viking - Arild Østbø, Herman Johan Haugen, Djibril Diop, Gianni Stensness, Shayne Pattynama, Patrick Yazbek, Markus Solbakken, Harald Tangen, Zlatko Tripic, Lars-Jorgen Salvesen, Sander Svendsen.

In previous meetings at Lerkendai Stadion, Rosenborg has always come out on top. So, we anticipate a victory for Rosenborg. Rosenborg's home form has been quite good as of late. Viking, meanwhile, is struggling on the road, where they have not won in three matches.

Rosenborg's home scoring record is outstanding, as they have netted 14 goals in their last five league games played at Lerkendal Stadion.

• Over 2.5 for 1.73 odds
• W1 for 1.90 odds
• BTTS for 1.65 odds