Molde vs Lillestrøm preview for betting prediction

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Lillestrøm have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 6-3-16 (win-draw-loss) from 25 matches.

Molde form and stats

Home games in the Eliteserien have been a walk in the park for Molde so far, with 26 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Molde tasted defeat here at Aker Stadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games. Molde haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Tromsø, 126 days ago.

A good away victory last time out for Molde, who won 2-1 against Stabæk (placed 11th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tromsø in a game that was won 3-0.

Molde are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W6-D1-L0.

Molde are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Aker Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 26 goals in 10 attempts. From these home matches, Molde have conceded only 6 goals.

Lillestrøm form and stats

There's been little loot from Lillestrøm's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Eliteserien. Lillestrøm only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

Lillestrøm delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kristiansund (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Eliteserien game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rosenborg wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

You'll want to know how Lillestrøm managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.

Lillestrøm have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Lillestrøm have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lillestrøm - Molde 0-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Molde, 2 draws and 4 wins for Lillestrøm. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

O. Omoijuanfo 12 goals / 3 assists

L. James 11 goals / 1 assists

M. Eikrem 9 goals / 6 assists

Molde missing players

Lillestrøm missing players