International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Molde and Dundalk are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither Molde nor Dundalk as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dundalk 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.
Molde form and stats
Molde was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Europa League.Molde have performed here at Aker Stadion this season with 10 wins from 13 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 2 losses in this competition.
Molde's previous game was a Eliteserien match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Haugesund. The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that match was a Europa League defeat to Arsenal (0-3).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Molde as they have a new game in only three days, a Eliteserien match thankfully also at home. Aalesund are visiting.
Molde are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Aker Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 35 goals in 13 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. Molde are not conceding a lot of goals here at Aker Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Dundalk form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.As the visiting team in Premier Division matches, Dundalk have produced an overall stat of 4-1-4 so far. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 2W-1D-4L. This is both home and away.
A 1-3 loss hosting Rapid Vienna before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Dundalk was very dominant against Athlone Town, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 11-0 (!) with J. Mountney, M. Duffy (2), S. Murray, J. Flores, A. Boyle, N. Oduwa, D. McMillan (2), C. Shields and P. McEleney providing the goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The FAI Cup trip to Shamrock Rovers.
Dundalk has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Dundalk have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dundalk - Molde 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  L. James 11 goals |   P. Hoban 10 goals |  E. Hussain 8 goals |
Molde missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Molde | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 50 | 32 | Scored | S | 29 | 41 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.9 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 8.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 52% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Rapid Vienna | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Molde | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 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 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 61 | 71 |
| 2 | Molde | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Odd | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Viking | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 34 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Brann | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 31 |
| 11 | Sarpsborg 08 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Sandefjord | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 13 | Start | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -18 | 25 |
| 14 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 20 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 41 | -47 | 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 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 48 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Cork City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 11 |
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