Granada and Molde will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Europa League 8th Finals battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
Granada have less rest than Molde in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a La Liga game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Athletic Club.
Molde play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Molde when playing on grass are 12 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 22 matches. They have scored 39 goals and conceded 22 times in these games.
These teams have little in common geographically as Molde have to travel 3800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Granada form and stats
Granada have collected 24 points from their La Liga home games so far after 7-3-3. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Granada has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
In their previous game, the manager D. Martínez Penas led his Granada to a defeat in the La Liga match away at Athletic Club. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Elche.
Heartbreak for Granada in their last match as Athletic Club's A. Berenguer scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Granada, as the La Liga home game vs Real Sociedad is only three days away.
Granada has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Granada's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Molde form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs.8-1-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Molde in their Eliteserien matches away. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-2D-2L. This is both home and away.
Molde play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Hoffenheim. Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Hoffenheim in the Europa League.
Molde goalie Andreas Linde was high and low in the Hoffenheim game, contributing nine saves towards the victory.
The Molde manager E. Moe has got the team scoring on the road, with 35 away goals in 15 league matches. In the opposite end, Molde have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Soldado Rillo 5 goals |  L. Suárez Charris 5 goals |  J. Molina Vidal 4 goals |
Granada missing players
Molde missing players
| Granada | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Scored | S | 21 | 55 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 59 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 35 | 56 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 45 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 39 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Celta de Vigo | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Granada | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -12 | 33 |
| 11 | Levante | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Valencia | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Cadiz | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 28 |
| 15 | Getafe | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 27 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Elche | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 18 | Eibar | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 20 | Huesca | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 20 |
| 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 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 71 | 81 |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 62 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 55 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 52 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Viking | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | Odd | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -4 | 39 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -12 | 39 |
| 10 | Brann | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 27 |
| 15 | Start | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | -23 | 27 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 46 | -55 | 11 |