It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between Molde and KÍ. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
KÍ have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Molde nor KÍ as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Molde form and stats
Molde have reached this Champions League stage through battling and winning against HJK.Molde are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Aker Stadion. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Molde has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Molde manager Moe and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Sandefjord. Molde's goalie Karlstrom played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Sandefjord with a stunning seven saves.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against KÍ in the Champions League.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Molde, as the Eliteserien home game vs Vålerenga is only four days away.
Molde are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (22 goals in 8 games). Molde have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KÍ form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Häcken and Ferencvaros in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Champions League. KÍ was sent out of Champions League in the 1st qualifying round last season, when Bodø / Glimt turned out to be too strong.The away performances of KÍ have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Meistaradeildin. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for KÍ, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Vikingur.
Before that one, the victory at home hosting Molde in the Champions League (2-1).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting 07 Vestur in just four days.
KÍ are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the match result KÍ - Molde 2-1 written in the official records. Frederiksberg likes to play against Molde and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Klettskard 15 goals |  Á. Frederiksberg 8 goals |   O. Brynhildsen 7 goals |
Molde missing players
KÍ missing players
| Molde | KÍ | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 61 | 30 | Scored | S | 33 | 61 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 6.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.9 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5 | ||
| 46% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 44% | ||
| 9.2 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Viking | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Molde | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | Brann | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Sandefjord | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | Stabæk | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | HamKam | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 16 |
| 15 | Vålerenga | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KÍ | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 35 | 48 |
| 2 | HB | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 38 |
| 3 | B36 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 37 |
| 4 | Vikingur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | 07 Vestur | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | EB / Streymur | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 16 |
| 7 | TB | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -25 | 15 |
| 8 | B68 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 9 | IF | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 12 |
| 10 | AB | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | -27 | 10 |
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