It's Dundalk vs Molde in the Europa League!

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 22.October
Match begins: 16:55 (UTC)
Venue: Tallaght Stadium (5500 seats)

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

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier Division. That game was an away game at Derry City, so at least Dundalk are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Molde have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Dundalk form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.

Overall Premier Division stats at home this season for Dundalk are 4-4-1 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Happy days for Dundalk in their previous game, a Premier Division match away at Derry City that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the match before that, Dundalk hosted Bohemians and drew the Premier Division game 0-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier Division game versus Sligo Rovers in only one day. This game is also played here at Tallaght Stadium.

Dundalk has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Dundalk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Molde form and stats

Molde's mission in Europa League last season failed in the play-offs.

Playing away, Molde have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.

Molde go into this game after a win, the home game against Bodø / Glimt that ended 4-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Brann.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Bodø / Glimt was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Strømsgodset in just three days.

The Molde manager E. Moe has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Molde have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

DundalkP. Hoban
P. Hoban
9 goals
MoldeL. James
L. James
7 goals
MoldeO. Omoijuanfo
O. Omoijuanfo
7 goals

Dundalk missing players

Molde missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dundalk Molde
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
14 7   Won W   5 14
5 4   Drew D   3 4
6 2   Lost L   5 7
39 19   Scored S   22 58
28 13   Conceded C   18 29
92% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
76% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 84%
56% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   85% 80%
32% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 48%
12% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 36%
48% 38%   BTTS BTTS   69% 60%
40% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 36%
20% 31%   Failed to Score F T   15% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.3 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2
1 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
231 127   Total Shots T S   165 347
95 52   Shots on Target S O   53 122
36% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 48%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Dundalk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Rapid Wien 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 Shamrock Rovers 15 12 2 1 40 10 7 6 1 0 23 4 8 6 1 1 17 6 30 38
2 Bohemians 16 11 1 4 21 9 8 6 0 2 13 5 8 5 1 2 8 4 12 34
3 Dundalk 16 8 4 4 27 21 9 4 4 1 13 11 7 4 0 3 14 10 6 28
4 Waterford United 16 6 3 7 16 21 8 3 1 4 8 9 8 3 2 3 8 12 -5 21
5 St Patrick's 14 5 4 5 10 11 7 3 2 2 5 3 7 2 2 3 5 8 -1 19
6 Shelbourne 16 5 4 7 13 18 8 2 3 3 7 9 8 3 1 4 6 9 -5 19
7 Sligo Rovers 16 6 1 9 15 22 8 5 0 3 13 10 8 1 1 6 2 12 -7 19
8 Derry City 15 4 4 7 15 15 8 3 2 3 10 8 7 1 2 4 5 7 0 16
9 Finn Harps 14 2 5 7 9 20 6 1 2 3 2 7 8 1 3 4 7 13 -11 11
10 Cork City 16 2 4 10 8 27 8 2 1 5 5 9 8 0 3 5 3 18 -19 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 Bodø / Glimt 21 18 2 1 71 25 10 10 0 0 37 8 11 8 2 1 34 17 46 56
2 Molde 21 13 1 7 52 26 10 8 0 2 28 8 11 5 1 5 24 18 26 40
3 Rosenborg 21 11 6 4 40 21 11 7 3 1 27 12 10 4 3 3 13 9 19 39
4 Vålerenga 21 11 5 5 36 27 10 7 3 0 24 11 11 4 2 5 12 16 9 38
5 Kristiansund 21 9 8 4 41 29 10 4 4 2 24 16 11 5 4 2 17 13 12 35
6 Odd 20 11 2 7 37 32 10 7 1 2 21 12 10 4 1 5 16 20 5 35
7 Viking 20 8 5 7 38 38 10 4 3 3 23 18 10 4 2 4 15 20 0 29
8 Stabæk 21 7 7 7 29 32 11 5 3 3 15 10 10 2 4 4 14 22 -3 28
9 Sarpsborg 08 21 8 3 10 25 27 11 6 1 4 17 9 10 2 2 6 8 18 -2 27
10 Haugesund 21 7 4 10 26 36 11 5 2 4 18 18 10 2 2 6 8 18 -10 25
11 Strømsgodset 21 5 9 7 29 38 11 3 5 3 16 19 10 2 4 4 13 19 -9 24
12 Brann 21 6 5 10 25 35 10 2 3 5 13 14 11 4 2 5 12 21 -10 23
13 Sandefjord 21 7 2 12 21 34 10 3 2 5 7 14 11 4 0 7 14 20 -13 23
14 Start 21 4 7 10 25 40 11 4 4 3 17 15 10 0 3 7 8 25 -15 19
15 Mjøndalen 21 5 2 14 17 36 10 3 0 7 8 14 11 2 2 7 9 22 -19 17
16 Aalesund 21 1 4 16 25 61 11 1 2 8 14 30 10 0 2 8 11 31 -36 7

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 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Dundalk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Molde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Rapid Wien 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.