This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Qarabağ at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Molde with it. Read all about the 3rd Qualifying Round match here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that Molde play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Molde on grass are 9 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 29-17. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's quite the trip for Molde when visiting Qarabağ as the cities are 4500 kilometers apart.
Qarabağ form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Champions League for Qarabağ, as the manager Q. Qurbanov led his troops to eliminate Sheriff and Sileks, and reach the 3rd Qualifying Round. Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round against APOEL.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Qarabağ are 1-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). The Qarabağ fans aren't used to losing league-games here at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis and will expect new points from this game. Qarabağ has played 20 games in a row here without a defeat. Qarabağ haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Sumqayt, 299 days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Qarabağ, as their goalkeeper Sahruddin M@h@mm@d@liyev has completely shut out the opponents for 763 minutes in the Premier League.
Qarabağ manager Q. Qurbanov and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kesl FK in the Premier League. Ahead of that match, Qarabağ won a home game hosting Sheriff (2-1).
At AEK Arena - George Karapatakis, Qarabağ has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Molde form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Celje and KuPS in order to reach 3rd Qualifying Round of Champions League. Molde was sent out of Europa League in the play-offs last season.The visitors are W4-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien. It's all red in the travel logs of Molde, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Molde play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Viking. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Celje at their stadium, the result 2-1.
It's a bit worrying for Molde that their goalkeeper Andreas Linde made six saves in the Viking game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Molde playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were two Molde wins, two draws and zero defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Molde now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eliteserien game at Vålerenga is waiting in only three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Molde are regular goalscorers on their travels. As for defending, Molde rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. James 7 goals |  E. Hussain 6 goals |  O. Omoijuanfo 6 goals |
Qarabağ missing players
Molde missing players
| Qarabağ | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 23 | 68 | ||
| 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 232 | 141 | Total Shots | T S | 132 | 308 | ||
| 100 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 120 | ||
| 31% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Neftci | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Kesl FK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Qabala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Zira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sebail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Sumqayt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Sabah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 38 | 44 |
| 2 | Molde | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Odd | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Brann | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Viking | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Start | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 15 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -26 | 7 |
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