Panevěžská hopes to beat Helsinki twice
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Jul 16, 2024
On Saturday morning, the Norwegian Premier League continued, and Sarpsborg will host Rosenborg at home. Sarpsborg's league performance this season is not ideal, but fortunately the team defeated Rosenborg twice last season, and Rosenborg's recent away performance is also quite bad. Sarpsborg is still expected to remain unbeaten at home today.
Sarpsborg has 13 points in 13 league games so far, ranking second from the bottom. It should be noted that the 15th and 16th teams in the Norwegian Premier League will be directly relegated, so Sarpsborg is in a very dangerous position. Fortunately, Sarpsborg finally ended their three-game losing streak in the last round, and Bergt also scored twice, easing the team's urgent needs. Under his leadership, Sarpsborg still has a certain offensive power, and the team has scored in 9 consecutive league games. However, Sarpsborg currently needs to improve its defensive performance. After all, they lose 2.15 goals per game, making them the worst defensive team in the Norwegian Premier League.
Rosenborg's performance this season is not much better than Sarpsborg. Although the team is currently ranked 8th in the Norwegian Premier League, it is only 4 points ahead of Sarpsborg. In fact, Rosenborg's performance has been declining since last season, and it finally finished 9th, only 10 points higher than the relegated Wallengar. The main reason for Rosenborg's decline in performance is defense. Last season, they lost 1.67 goals per game in the league. This season, there is no improvement, and they lost 1.77 goals per game. If it weren't for the offensive power of 1.46 goals per game, the team might have been in the relegation zone. Even if Rosenborg returned to the winning track in the last game, it was still unable to win this time. The team was able to take away 1 point, which was considered an explanation.