Rosenborg take on the visitors Ajax at “Lerkendal Stadion” in the second-leg clash of the Qualification final round of the UEFA Europa League. The game will be played in Trondheim on Thursday, August 24th. The first-leg match ended with 1:0 scoreline in favour of the Norwegians.
Rosenborg have an advantage over the rivals as the Eliteserien is in full flow. After 20 rounds played “Troillongan” are the leaders of the elite division with 41 points gained. Meanwhile, in the Eurocups: in the UEFA Champions League the Norwegians have knocked out Dundalk 1:1, 1:1 with the victory taken in extra time and afterwards they were beaten by Celtic 0:0, 0:1. In Netherlands Rosenborg have spent nearly all game time in defense, but converted their chance into a goal and unpredictably won with 1:0 scoreline. On the eve of the reverse fixture it should be noted that “Troillongan” got only one triumph in four recent home clashes while in the Eurocups they have not succeeded in the front of their supporters in this season at all.
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It can be said that Ajax have failed at the start of the season as the club gained only one victory alongside with two draws and two defeats in five games played. In the UEFA Champions League the Dutch were knocked out in their first round by Nice 1:1, 2:2 due to the away goals rule applied. In regards to the UEFA Europa League, the side unexpectedly lost to the Norwegians at the home pitch being at the edge of real disaster: elimination from the UEFA Europa League in summer.
I must admit that the opponents met three times in their history, excluding last week head-to-head, they played in 2002 with both clashes ended with draws: 0:0, 1:1. I believe that the hosts will shut out and slower the game tempo resulting in not many goals scored in Thursday fight.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.