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Peter Green - August 2, 2023
Rosenborg vs Crusaders Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Europa Conference League Qualification on Thursday, 3 August 2023.
Rosenborg failed to maintain the lead they had in first half of the first leg against Crusaders. An early goal from Lowry gave a strong start to Crusaders only to concede two from Rosenborg in the 30th and 42nd minute of the game.
However, an own goal from Reitan saved Crusaders from conceding a home defeat in the first leg. Their previous match-up against Haka was also having a similar display. The team gave a away a win in the first leg by conceding two goals in the first half against Haka.
Going on, the defensive line of Crusaders should be repaired if they wants to advance further. On Thursday, they will be travelers against Rosenborg as the second leg match-up unfolds at Lerkendal Stadium.
This will be marked as the second head to head clash between these two teams. The only h2h meeting was in the first leg, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Rosenborg follows a decent form at home of late. They won three of the last five home matches. Their victories were all high-scoring which is worth enough noting.
Meanwhile, Crusaders are having a strong form on the road of late. However, six of the last 10 away matches ended in a draw for them and their only competitive opponent in that stretch was Haka against whom they drew 2-2.
The first leg fortunes might not repeat yet again as Rosenborg aims for a solid win with the aid of home advantage on Thursday. We are backing Rosenborg to seal a win here.
The recent match-ups of both at respective patches had goals in plenty. Their first leg meeting also had over 2.5 goals ft. Thus, we don’t expect this match to be a low-scoring one.
Neither of these two teams are having a decent defensive line of late. Rosenborg have leaked a total of 8 goals in the last four home matches. Such a defensive display forces us to back the both teams to score option here.
The current form of Rosenborg at home, with their away display in the first leg which ended in a draw with an unexpected own goal, reckons us to back them here to claim a win.
Rosenborg to win Ht and Ft will be our main betting pick for this match. For the second tip, we like to place the Over 2.5 goals tip considering the strong attacking side of both.
