Europa League preview and statistics: Qarabağ vs Molde full pre-match guide

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 21.Sep
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ədliyyə stadionu (3000 seats)

Qarabağ and Molde get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Molde's home arena. The last 21 games by the guests on grass have produced 14 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

The hosts Qarabağ saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier League. This match was also played here at Ədliyyə stadionu. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Molde have had more rest.

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Qarabağ form and stats

Last season, Qarabağ's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.

3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Qarabağ have to build on here at Ədliyyə stadionu in the Premier League. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.

A nice win for Qarabağ last time playing, versus Sabah. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0.

Heartbreak before that as Qarabağ lost 1-2 at Sebail's place.

This is expected to be a close game, with Qarabağ perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Qarabağ as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Qarabağ has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 0.

Qarabağ are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Qabala awaits in four days.

The Qarabağ fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Qarabağ have conceded only 3 goals.

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Molde form and stats

Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the group stage.

The visitors are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.

Impressive finishing from Gulbrandsen, Hestad (2) and Eikrem secured the home win 4-1 against Odd in their previous game. Midfield player Hestad was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.8/10. Hestad scored two goals and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Haugesund.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Eliteserien trip to Strømsgodset.

Molde has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. Molde have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

MoldeE. Breivik
E. Breivik
6 goals
MoldeM. Retsius Grødem
M. Retsius Grødem
5 goals
MoldeM. Linnes
M. Linnes
5 goals

Qarabağ missing players

Molde missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Qarabağ Molde
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 16   Played P   14 25
14 9   Won W   7 16
5 5   Drew D   2 3
6 2   Lost L   5 6
49 32   Scored S   29 58
28 15   Conceded C   17 23
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
92% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 76%
68% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 64%
28% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 48%
12% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 24%
64% 62%   BTTS BTTS   50% 44%
28% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 48%
8% 6%   Failed to Score F T   14% 12%
 
6.2 7.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 6.6
2.1 2.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.6
1.5 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
12.2 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 15.2
4.9 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 5.6
39% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 42%
 
6.8 6.4   Shots against (avg) S A   9.6 9.2
2.9 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Häcken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Qarabağ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zira 6 5 0 1 6 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 15
2 Qarabağ 6 3 1 2 9 5 5 3 1 1 8 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 10
3 Turan 6 3 1 2 11 8 2 0 1 1 3 5 4 3 0 1 8 3 3 10
4 Sebail 6 3 1 2 11 9 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 10
5 Araz 6 3 1 2 7 7 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 10
6 Neftci 6 2 2 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 1 1 2 2 3 1 8
7 Sumqayt 5 2 1 2 7 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 7
8 Sabah 5 1 1 3 6 7 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 4
9 Kapaz 6 1 1 4 3 9 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 -6 4
10 Qabala 6 1 1 4 4 13 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 2 11 -9 4
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Viking 21 15 3 3 46 26 11 8 2 1 29 15 10 7 1 2 17 11 20 48
2 Bodø / Glimt 21 14 4 3 53 27 9 6 2 1 23 10 12 8 2 2 30 17 26 46
3 Tromsø 21 14 3 4 32 21 12 8 2 2 20 11 9 6 1 2 12 10 11 45
4 Molde 21 12 4 5 47 23 10 7 2 1 26 8 11 5 2 4 21 15 24 40
5 Brann 21 12 3 6 37 24 11 8 2 1 24 9 10 4 1 5 13 15 13 39
6 Sarpsborg 08 22 10 3 9 40 35 11 6 1 4 24 15 11 4 2 5 16 20 5 33
7 Lillestrøm 21 10 3 8 38 34 10 6 0 4 24 17 11 4 3 4 14 17 4 33
8 Rosenborg 22 8 5 9 29 32 12 6 2 4 19 15 10 2 3 5 10 17 -3 29
9 Odd 22 8 5 9 27 30 10 5 2 3 13 10 12 3 3 6 14 20 -3 29
10 Strømsgodset 21 8 2 11 25 28 10 5 0 5 14 12 11 3 2 6 11 16 -3 26
11 HamKam 21 7 2 12 30 45 11 5 2 4 17 16 10 2 0 8 13 29 -15 23
12 Vålerenga 21 5 6 10 28 34 11 2 2 7 16 23 10 3 4 3 12 11 -6 21
13 Sandefjord 21 5 6 10 31 39 10 4 4 2 20 11 11 1 2 8 11 28 -8 21
14 Haugesund 22 5 5 12 19 33 11 4 2 5 14 17 11 1 3 7 5 16 -14 20
15 Stabæk 20 4 4 12 18 33 10 3 3 4 9 8 10 1 1 8 9 25 -15 16
16 Aalesund 22 3 2 17 15 51 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 0 0 11 6 34 -36 11

Molde:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Häcken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Qarabağ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.