Vardar vs Rosenborg
UEFA Europa League – Group-stage 2017/18
Date: Thursday, 7th December 2017
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Philip II Arena (Skopje).

Vardar look for their first points at the Europa League group stage when they welcome Rosenborg on Thursday.

Both teams are eliminated from the competition with Vardar sitting at the foot of the table after losing all five games. Meanwhile, Rosenborg at third with 4 points are 8 points adrift of second placed Real Sociedad.

Vardar are the first team to appear at the Europa League group stage. But they are about to set an unwanted record if another defeat happens on Thursday. Only 5 teams had previously finishing the group phase with 0 points.

Vardar’s two home games in the competition ends in heavy defeats – 0-5 Zenit and 0-6 to Sociedad. With 19 goals conceded from 5 games, they are the worst defense in the tournament.

All 4 points for Rosenborg this term came from their home games while they lost both their away games by wide margins. This extended their unbeaten run on the road in the competition’s group phase to 7 games, drew 1 and lost 6.

Vardar vs Rosenborg: Head-to-head

Rosenborg eased past Vardar 3-1 on match day 2, which happened to be their first ever meeting in a UEFA competition.

This will also go down as the first ever duel between a Norwegian and Macedonian club.

Vardar vs Rosenborg: Prediction

This is a dead rubber with both teams already eliminated. But Vardar have a reason to play for, and avoid a defeat to earn at least a point from their first ever group campaign in Europe.

However, this is an uphill task as Rosenborg are an experienced side at this stage.

Vardar vs Rosenborg: Bet Tips

• Both teams to Score @ 1.55


• Rosenborg to win @ 1.95.