Rosenborg BK vs FK Haugesund Best odds and tips

Rosenborg BK are a much improved side in 2025 under the stewardship of Robin Shroot, who took over in January 2024. Shroot has installed an aggressive, high-pressing game plan that has brought back some of the swagger to Rosenborg’s play, while their defense is much more solid at the back. Rosenborg are currently 3rd in the Eliteserien 2025 with 15 points from 7 matches, while Haugesund sit in 16th place with just 1 point from 7 games. Rosenborg are unbeaten in their last 5 matches, picking up a 3-0 home win over Bryne and a 0-0 draw away to Brann in their last 2 outings. Haugesund have lost 4 of their last 5 Eliteserien 2025 matches (D1, L4), including 3 straight away defeats. Sondre Liseth is the experienced midfield general of the team, while Alioune Ndour is the pacey forward who is the focal point of their counter-attacking play.

This fixture represents the perennial clash of possession-based football against a compact, counter-attacking 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 system in the Norwegian top flight. Rosenborg play at a high tempo and like to press their opponents, while Haugesund sit deep and look to break on the counter. Rosenborg have a dominant head-to-head record against Haugesund (W4, D1, L0) across the last 5 meetings in all competitions. Their last meeting in the Eliteserien 2024 ended in a 4-0 Rosenborg victory at Lerkendal, and it is difficult to see anything other than a home win this Friday. Rosenborg are a very short 1.167 to win, while Haugesund are 17.75 to take anything from the game. With Haugesund having conceded 11 goals in 4 Eliteserien 2025 away matches this season, backing Rosenborg to win to nil is a logical alternative bet. Marius Broholm has been Rosenborg’s standout player in 2025, scoring 3 goals in their last 5 matches, which represents half of their total goals in that run, while Rosenborg have conceded just 0.25 goals per game at home in the Eliteserien 2025.