H2H: Rosenborg Trondheim vs. PSV Eindhoven – Score prediction (03.10.2019)

Overview.

This will be just the third competitive meeting between Rosenborg and PSV and the first since the 2004-05 Champions League campaign. Rosenborg are still yet to keep a clean sheet in the Europa League in 31 attempts, conceding 61 goals in those 31 games. PSV have won each of their two matches against Rosenborg in European competition, winning both home (1-0) and away (2-1) during the group stages of the 2004-05 Champions League. Against Sporting CP, PSV’s Mohamed Ihattaren became the youngest player to assist two goals in a Europa League match, aged 17 years and 219 days. PSV are winless in their last 12 away European matches (excluding qualifiers), drawing five and losing seven since winning 3-2 at Panathinaikos in November 2014 in the Europa League.

Match Info.

Competition: Europa League – Group Stage – Round 2
Kick off: 03.10.2019, 16:55 UTC.
Venue: Lerkendal Stadion (Trondheim).
Referee: Meler H. U. (Tur).

How much can you win betting $1.00
Rosenborg	X	PSV
WIN	Draw	WIN
$4.50	$3.60	$1.83

Teams Comparison.

Rosenborg are currently winless in 11 Europa League (EL) group games since a 3-1 home victory vs Vardar in December 2017 (D3, L8). Notably, the Norweigan outfit have conceded 21 goals across this sequence – each of the last two defeats were 1-0, whilst the three prior saw 11 goals conceded (3.67 per-match on average). The hosts’ overall record vs Dutch clubs in UEFA competitions stands at: W3, D3, L4, though this sequence includes two defeats to PSV, each by a single-goal margin. Furthermore, their home record vs Dutch opposition stands at: W2, D2, L1, and they scored a goal before half-time in four of those five matches.

Mark van Bommel’s PSV should be confident of a positive result here, given that they are unbeaten in four matches vs Norweigan sides in this century (W3, D1). Notably, PSV overcame Norweigian side Haugesund in this year’s qualifying campaign without conceding a goal (1-0 aggregate). However, if excluding qualifiers, the Eindhoven outfit are winless in 12 European away games (D5, L7), since victory over Panathinaikos in 2014. The aforementioned sequence includes each of their last nine away EL group games (D3, L6).

Quick Facts.

PSV’s Mohamed Ihhattaren remains the youngest player, at just 17-years-old, to register two assists in one EL match. He also scored in their final two qualifiers.

Rosenborg’s Bjørn Johnsen has scored 25 goals across the last two seasons in the Dutch Eredivisie, including a brace on his first start vs PSV.

Rosenborg have lost at both half-time/full-time in five of their last six EL matches.

Six of PSV’s last seven matches in all competitions have produced over 3.5 total goals.

PSV have scored at least three goals in their last three European matches.