The Kristiansund manager C. Michelsen attacks this game with the team placed 3rd so far. In the visitors dressing room Molde and their manager E. Moe are in 2nd place before this match.
The driving time between these two western cities are just over one hour, but choose a longer route and you'll enjoy more of the fantastic scenery along the coastline. These two cities, Kristiansund and Molde, have been rivals since the 19th century. The cities have fought over railway lines, airports, hospitals and local bragging rights. Traditionally Kristiansund is a working class industrial town while Molde is more conservative and religious.
It's no vacation for neither Kristiansund nor Molde 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.
Kristiansund form and stats
Kristiansund have only played one Eliteserien game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 15 matches.
A good away victory last time out for Kristiansund, who won 2-1 against Mjøndalen (placed 8th). A 2-2 draw away before that, with Haugesund the opponent.
The victory against Mjøndalen came after Amahl Pellegrino's winning goal. The Kristiansund manager C. Michelsen was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 79th minute.
The manager C. Michelsen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Strømsgodset in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Kristiansund's 1 home game: 7 goals, 2 conceded.
Molde form and stats
Molde are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Eliteserien.
Impressive finishing from Ohi Omoijuanfo, Erling Knudtzon, Magnus Eikrem and Leke James secured the home win 4-1 against Stabæk in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Start.
A quick return to home after this game, as Molde are hosting Mjøndalen in the Eliteserien only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Molde has managed 7 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Kristiansund won three, Molde won five and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Pellegrino 4 goals |  L. Kalludra 2 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
Molde missing players
| Kristiansund | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 3.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 5.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 25 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 29 | 55 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 55% | 78% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 70% | 63% |
| Kristiansund | Last season | Molde | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 41 | 31 | Scored | S | 31 | 72 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 21 | 31 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 77% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 47% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 73% | ||
| 30% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 47% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 23% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 63% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 37% | ||
| 33% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 3% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 408 | 226 | Total Shots | T S | 192 | 436 | ||
| 124 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 166 | ||
| 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Molde | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Brann | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Odd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Mjøndalen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Rosenborg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 13 | Start | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| 14 | Aalesund | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 15 | Viking | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Sarpsborg 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 41 | 68 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 54 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 52 |
| 4 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 52 |
| 5 | Viking | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 47 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 41 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Brann | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -5 | 40 |
| 10 | Vålerenga | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -5 | 34 |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -13 | 32 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Tromsø | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 40 | -19 | 30 |
| 16 | Ranheim | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -19 | 27 |
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- Molde
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)