The season is still fairly new and the Eliteserien table has to be read with caution. So far Molde find themselves in 1st position and Vålerenga are placed 6th.
- Molde have the the best goal difference (+7) in Eliteserien
It's no vacation for neither Molde nor Vålerenga 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.
Molde form and stats
As mentioned below, Molde are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Eliteserien games.
Molde are returning here after visiting Rosenborg in a Eliteserien game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Eirik Hestad, Etzaz Hussain and Martin Bjornbak scored the goal(s). Eirik Hestad (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Hestad scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Molde won a home game hosting Brann (4-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Molde handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, four draws and zero defeats.
There will be little rest for Molde after this match as they are travelling to Mjøndalen for a Eliteserien game in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Molde at home in the league. 6 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Vålerenga form and stats
Four points from two away games for Vålerenga, meaning one draw and one victory in the Eliteserien so far.
Vålerenga are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Mjøndalen (placed 7th). Attacker Aron Dønnum got a player rating of 7.41 in the game. "Man of the match" Dønnum hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 5 of 9 times.
A 1-2 loss hosting Kristiansund before that.We have checked recent matches where Vålerenga have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, one draw and two defeats.
A new game in only three days for Vålerenga, the Eliteserien home match versus Sandefjord. Busy days.
Vålerenga have the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Molde wins - draws - Vålerenga wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Omoijuanfo 5 goals |  O. Brynhildsen 2 goals |  A. Dønnum 2 goals |
Molde missing players
Vålerenga missing players
| Molde | Vålerenga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 16 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 12.8 |
| 6.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
- Molde have the most clean sheets (2) at home in Eliteserien
- Molde have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Eliteserien
- Molde have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Eliteserien
- Molde have the the best goal difference (+7) in Eliteserien
| Molde | Last season | Vålerenga | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 77 | 42 | Scored | S | 18 | 51 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 93% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 90% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 53% | ||
| 57% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 30% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 70% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 63% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | ||
| 3% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 7% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 48% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Viking | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Mjøndalen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Tromsø | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Odd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Stabæk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Haugesund | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Lillestrøm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Brann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 71 | 81 |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 62 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 55 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 52 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Viking | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | Odd | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -4 | 39 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -12 | 39 |
| 10 | Brann | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 27 |
| 15 | Start | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 36 | -23 | 27 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 46 | -55 | 11 |
- Molde
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Vålerenga
- Vålerenga På Nett - (supporter-driven news site)
- Klanen - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)