International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Molde and Arsenal are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. That game, against Leeds United, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Arsenal.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Molde form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs.Molde have performed here at Aker Stadion this season with 9 wins from 12 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition.
It's back home for Molde, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Stabæk away with the result 3-0. Leke James (2) and Stian Gregersen found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Eliteserien home game that ended 2-2 versus Kristiansund.
Molde enjoyed their 3-0 win against Stabæk and the result could have been even better, as they hit the posts three times.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Eliteserien game versus Haugesund in only three days. This game is also played here at Aker Stadion.
Molde are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Aker Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 32 goals in 12 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. From these home matches, Molde have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
P. Aubameyang was the last player to score for the away team. Arsenal haven't scored a league goal in the last 201 minutes.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Leeds United in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. A loss against Aston Villa was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.
A quick return to home after this game, as Arsenal are hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League only three days away.
Arsenal have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Arsenal - Molde 4-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  L. James 11 goals |  E. Hussain 7 goals |  O. Omoijuanfo 7 goals |
Molde missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Molde | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 52 | 29 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 352 | 181 | Total Shots | T S | 97 | 242 | ||
| 129 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 89 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Molde | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Rapid Vienna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 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 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 57 | 68 |
| 2 | Molde | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 50 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | Odd | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Viking | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 12 | Brann | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Start | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Strømsgodset | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -16 | 24 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -45 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Southampton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Fulham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 1 |