Thursday 24/07/2014, 21:00, Europa League Qualifiers, Sligo Rovers vs Rosenborg

Sligo Rovers vs Rosenborg Preview

Of all Irish teams playing in the Europa League Qualifiers, Sligo Rovers was credited with the worse chance to cause a surprise last week. Nevertheless, they managed to earn a rare victory on the road against Rosenborg, the former Norwegian champions. The hosts were toothless and failed to score a goal, but got lucky to have the visitors score in their own net with 10 min. left in regulation time.

Sligo Rovers vs Rosenborg Odds

At Bet-at-home

Sligo Rovers 2.85, Draw 3.25, Rosenborg 2.20

Sligo Rovers vs Rosenborg Tips

Rosenborg has tremendous experience in Europa League and will put it to good use tonight when the two teams meet in Ireland. A couple of days after suffering the narrow margin defeat, they fired back with a victory in front of their fans and they will be using the same starting formation tonight.

Rosenborg has three quality strikers, with Soderlund expected to spearhead the offensive, alongside Finnish forward Riski and Danish striker Mikkelson. The three of them have scored a combined 16 goals and if the visitors weigh in with all their force on the shaky home defense, it will eventually crack.

Surprising enough, when they had home pitch advantage, the Norwegians were unable to penetrate their defenses and hadn't it been for the own goal, they would've been out of the qualifications picture. Sligo Rovers were most likely pleasantly surprised by their performance on the road and will hope that the same 11 players can double down on that victory.

Danny North will once again be joined by Greene upfront, even if his colleague managed to score just twice in 17 games. Russell is very dangerous in the midfield, but he didn't accomplish much in the first leg, after the hosts successfully assigned two players to guard him at all times.

Key Facts

• Except for the defeat to Sligo Rovers, Rosenborg had a phenomenal month, with no defeat in seven games.
• The Irish team has problems scoring goals lately and have been held scoreless in three of the last four matches.

Sligo Rovers vs Rosenborg Prediction

Bookmakers are correctly evaluating this match and decided to give the first chance to the visiting team, despite their somewhat disappointing performance. The odds for Rosenborg to win on the road stand that 2.20, which is decent value for the more experienced team. This time, they will put all precautions away and aim for all three points, knowing that they need to score twice in Ireland to stay alive in Europa League.

Bet: Rosenborg @ 2.20 with Bet-at-home