Never beaten KFUM
Rosenborg have never beaten KFUM. That history hangs over tonight's match at KFUM Arena, where both teams sit dangerously close to the bottom of Eliteserien. You're 15th, they're 14th, this is as uncomfortable as it gets. (1) (2)
A relegation scrap in May
Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport labels this "a match between the penultimate teams" and that's the cold reality. Nine games in, eight points on the board, minus seven goal difference. Nobody at Lerkendal planned for this. (3)
What's at stake
Three points would finally break the KFUM curse and could lift you several places. Anything less and the pressure intensifies, with the striker's World Cup situation still unresolved, the squad needs certainty, and fast. (2) (3)
