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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Start	Rosenborg
Shots	14 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	3 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.67 xG/match	1.57 xG/match▲
Possession	45%	55%
Corners	5 corners/match	3 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	15 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Rosenborg's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Rosenborg's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Rosenborg's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Rosenborg's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.15 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.15 goals/match	1.42 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Rosenborg have a visible away split

moderate

Rosenborg's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.67 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season11.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	9.67 shots/match	11.4 shots/match	12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Rosenborg have recorded the higher season possession share.

40.2%▲PossessionStart · Rosenborg52.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Start	Rosenborg	Baseline
Possession	40.2%	52.5%	50.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Start favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Rosenborg in 6 · 6 too close

1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 14/13▲1.15 goals/match

2.36 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 14/13▲1.38 goals/match

1.04 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 14/13▲1.24 xG/match

1.54 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 14/13▲1.4 xG/match

11.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 14/1311.4 shots/match

13.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 14/1313.8 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 14/13▲3.69 shots/match

5.07 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 14/134.92 shots/match

40.2%Possessionseason · 14/1352.5%

3.29 corners/matchCornersseason · 14/135.54 corners/match

5.29 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 14/136 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 1/0—

12.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 14/1310.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

7%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 14/13▲31%

79%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 14/1354%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Start3.1

Rosenborg78.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Start19.8

Rosenborg28.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Start19.8

Rosenborg40.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Start84.4

Rosenborg9.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Start90.6

Rosenborg21.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Start3.1

Rosenborg59.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Start34.4

Rosenborg32

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2 goals/match

2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.4 goals/match

0.99 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.42 xG/match

13 shots/match▲Shots5/511.4 shots/match

2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲4.6 shots/match

34.6%Possession5/557.2%

3 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match

—Cards1/0—

10 fouls/matchFouls5/511 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.5 goals/match

2.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.2 goals/match

0.98 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.4 xG/match

12.5 shots/matchShots10/1012.5 shots/match

3.7 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲4.5 shots/match

38.3%Possession10/1053.6%

2.6 corners/matchCorners10/105.2 corners/match

—Cards1/0—

11.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

14 / 13 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored14/13▲1.15 goals/match

2.36 goals/matchGoals allowed14/13▲1.38 goals/match

1.04 xG/matchExpected goals14/13▲1.24 xG/match

11.6 shots/matchShots14/1311.4 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on target14/13▲3.69 shots/match

40.2%Possession14/1352.5%

3.29 corners/matchCorners14/135.54 corners/match

—Cards1/0—

12.6 fouls/matchFouls14/1310.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 6 matches

1 goals/match▲Goals scored6/60.5 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲1.5 goals/match

1.27 xG/match▲Expected goals6/60.97 xG/match

13 shots/match▲Shots6/69.67 shots/match

3.33 shots/matchShots on target6/63.33 shots/match

42.2%Possession6/649.5%

4.5 corners/matchCorners6/63.83 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12 fouls/matchFouls6/611.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.96 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples14 / 13home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Jul 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4