Rosenborg v Dnipro background

Rosenborg BK have yet to make it through a UEFA Europa League group stage, but a draw on matchday one has given them some confidence as they welcome FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Group G.

Previous meetings
• The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition, and it is Dnipro's first encounter with Norwegian opponents.

• Rosenborg's eight games against Ukrainian teams have ended W1 D0 L7 (W1 D0 L3 at home – W0 D0 L4 in Ukraine).

Form guide
• Qäbälä FK and Rosenborg are the only sides who have made it all the way from the first qualifying round to the group stage in this season's competition.

• Last season's final defeat made it six games on the road without a win for Dnipro (D3 L3).

• Rosenborg's three previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns have all ended in elimination.

• Dnipro have made it through four of their previous five UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, including successes in the last three editions.

Trivia and links
• The journey from Dnipropetrovsk to Trondheim is around 2,200km.

• Dnipro forward Matheus can make his 50th UEFA competition appearance in the Rosenborg game.

The coaches
• Kåre Ingebrigtsen was born in Trondheim and has been with Rosenborg as a player or a coach for long periods of his professional career. As a midfielder, he spent two years abroad with Manchester City FC and was assistant coach at Viking FK when he was offered the senior job at Rosenborg.

• Dnipro coach Myron Markevych led his side to the UEFA Europa League final in his first season at the helm. The one-time midfielder enjoyed success at home and in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League in charge of an exciting FC Metalist Kharkiv squad. He was briefly Ukraine boss in 2010.