The Kristiansund & Molde head coaches C. Michelsen and E. Moe are both anxious about and feeling excited about this highly important game in the top part of the Eliteserien positions.
- Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
- Molde have the most scored goals (41) in Eliteserien
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.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an in-your-face game!
Kristiansund form and stats
Kristiansund are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Kristiansund Stadion. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. Kristiansund are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Kristiansund faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bodø / Glimt (0-3). Dan Peter Ulvestad was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.21 out of 10. The defender Ulvestad won 2 of 3 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Stabæk in a game that was won 5-1.Kristiansund have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kristiansund Stadion with 15 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Kristiansund have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Molde form and stats
3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Molde, who have the most scored goals (41) in Eliteserien, in their Eliteserien matches away.
Molde are travelling again after losing away to Viking in their previous match (2-3). Midfield player Eirik Andersen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Andersen scored one goal and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total). Leading 2-0 was not enough for Molde in their fight with Viking last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Molde were so close to getting something from the game against Viking, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-4 vs Haugesund.Molde are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. 11 goals have been conceded by Molde in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Molde - Kristiansund 2-0. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Kristiansund won three, Molde were winners in four and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Omoijuanfo 18 goals |  K. Haugen 5 goals |   B. Bye 4 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
Molde missing players
| Kristiansund | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 41 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 69% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 6.5 | 7.8 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.9 | 15.2 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.2 | 13 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 28% | 38% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 45% | 45% |
- Kristiansund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
- Kristiansund haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Molde have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Molde have scored more than double the goals of Kristiansund.
- Molde have the most scored goals (14) away in Eliteserien
- Molde have the most scored goals (41) in Eliteserien
- Molde have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Eliteserien
- Molde have the the best goal difference (+21) in Eliteserien
- Molde have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Eliteserien
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Viking | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Odd | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | Brann | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 10 |
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- Molde
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)