A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Molde fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Sandefjord's 13th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Sandefjord's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Sandefjord have performed like this: Played 30 matches resulting in 12 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats with the goal stats 54-54 (scored/conceded).
Molde form and stats
This stadium, Aker Stadion, has been a fortress for Molde in the Eliteserien so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-0-1.
Molde lost their last game at Vålerenga (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Qarabag (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) that finished 0-0.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Molde home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in ten wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, eight matches were won by at least two goals.
Molde are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Aker Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 24 goals in 8 matches. From these home matches, Molde have conceded only 5 goals.
Sandefjord form and stats
Sandefjord have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 3-0-6 (9 played).
The Sandefjord goalkeeper Jacob Storevik is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 185 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sandefjord delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Strømsgodset (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Eliteserien game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Mjøndalen.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Sandefjord played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, two were draws and the home team won as expected two times.
Sandefjord find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. The Sandefjord manager M. Cifuentes Corvillo has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sandefjord - Molde 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Molde six wins, two draws and Sandefjord two victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. James 7 goals |   S. Gussiås 7 goals |  E. Hussain 6 goals |
Molde missing players
Sandefjord missing players
| Molde | Sandefjord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 46 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 22 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 253 | 127 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 77 | 164 |
| 95 | 51 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 33 | 54 |
| 48% | 47% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | 35% |
- All of Sandefjord's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Molde has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Eliteserien
- Molde has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Eliteserien
- Molde have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Molde have scored in all their matches so far.
- Molde have scored more than double the goals of Sandefjord.
- Molde haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandefjord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 50 |
| 2 | Molde | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 34 |
| 3 | Odd | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kristiansund | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | Viking | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Brann | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Start | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 15 |
| 15 | Mjøndalen | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 14 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -30 | 7 |
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