Rosenborg vs Viking prediction 14.08.2026 | Eliteserien

Rosenborg have been without the Eliteserien title since 2018. In previous years, they have only been a top-half team, and that will not change in the current campaign. Rosenborg are four points behind the position that could give them the Conference League, and that seems their maximum right now. Freyr Alexandersson's team played well recently, with four victories in the last five matches. In the most recent outing, Rosenborg won 2-0 on the road against Lillestrom. The teams were pretty close at the time, but the visitors' much better efficiency was enough for all three points.

For Rosenborg, everything changed when head coach Freyr Alexandersson joined almost two months ago. After another victory, he talked about the style of football he wants to see. Alexandersson commented, "We don't allow the opponent time on the ball. We are up front, on the front foot. We want to press high, aggressively and intensely, he says, adding that they should take risks in their defensive play."

Dino Islamovic and Iver Fossum are injured and will not play on Saturday against Viking.

After the Eliteserien title last season, Viking are again in the trophy race. They are only one point behind Bodo/Glimt, but with one game fewer played. Viking are excellent lately, with four victories in the last five matches. In the previous game, they won 2-1 at home against Sarpsborg 08. However, the match was significantly tougher than expected, and that should worry Viking ahead of the tough game in Trondheim.

Viking's head coach, Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim, was very satisfied after the game in the previous Eliteserien round. He said, "We went 1-0 up and hoped we could see the game out from there, because we were not at our best. Sarpsborg put us under some pressure and caused us a lot of problems. Then they made it 1-1, and we decided to throw everything we had into attack at the end, and we were rewarded with the penalty. But it was a tight and even game that could have gone either way. Of course, we are incredibly happy."

Viking have big problems with missing players. Anders Baertelsen, Veton Berisha, and Martin Roseth are out for Saturday. At the same time, Joe Bell, Henrik Falchener, and Kristoffer Haugen are questionable, and their status will become clearer closer to the kickoff.