The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Molde will try to edge Elfsborg in their own ballpark.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Molde and Elfsborg.
Molde form and stats
Last season, Molde's Europa Conference League journey ended in the 3rd qualifying round.Molde are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Aker Stadion. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
The Molde club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Haugesund and win 1-0. Midfield player Breivik got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Breivik hit four key passes.
Previous to that game, a Eliteserien home match hosting Tromsø in a game that was won 5-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Molde have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Molde after this match as they are travelling to Sandefjord for a Eliteserien game in only three days.
The Molde manager Moe has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. On the other hand, Molde have conceded 10 goals.
Elfsborg form and stats
Elfsborg was sent out of Europa Conference League in the play-offs last season, when Feyenoord turned out to be too strong.Elfsborg have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 1-3-3 (7 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Elfsborg, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Hammarby. It's a bit worrying for Elfsborg that their goalie Rönning managed eight saves in the Hammarby match, but still were unable to save them from a loss. Midfield player Rømer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.4/10. Rømer hit one key pass.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting AIK in the Allsvenskan.We have checked recent matches where Elfsborg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Elfsborg have another match away from home in just three sleeps, a Allsvenskan match against Kalmar. A rough programme for the visiting team!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Elfsborg have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. 10 goals have been conceded by Elfsborg in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Fofana 6 goals |  M. Retsius Grødem 5 goals |  R. Alm 5 goals |
Molde missing players
Elfsborg missing players
| Molde | Elfsborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 59 | 37 | Scored | S | 25 | 55 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.3 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.9 | 17.4 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 11.3 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Viking | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Bodø / Glimt | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Strømsgodset | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Aalesund | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| 9 | Odd | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | HamKam | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Vålerenga | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Haugesund | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Tromsø | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Jerv | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 11 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Häcken | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 30 |
| 3 | AIK | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Hammarby | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Kalmar | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Sirius | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Elfsborg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Mjällby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Norrköping | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Varberg BoIS | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
| 13 | Varnamo | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 13 |
| 14 | GIF Sundsvall | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -21 | 10 |
| 15 | Degerfors | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| 16 | Helsingborg | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
- Molde
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- IF Elfsborg
- Svenska Fans: Elfsborg - (supporter blog)
