Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Molde welcomes Viking

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Date: Mon 20.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)

1st position in the Eliteserien table for Molde so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Viking visits.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Molde and Viking.

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Molde form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Molde, who have the most scored goals (20) in Eliteserien, are 4-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). Molde has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Stabæk.

The fans are hoping that Molde will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Eliteserien game against Kristiansund. Ahead of that match, Molde won a home game hosting Mjøndalen (1-0).

There will be little rest for Molde after this match as they are travelling to Sunndal for a NM Cup game in only three days.

Goals are plentiful this season as Molde has scored 11 goals here in 4 attempts. Molde have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Viking form and stats

As the visiting team Viking have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Viking's previous game versus Stabæk, a Eliteserien 3-0 win played at home. Before that, Viking travelled to Strømsgodset and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The NM Cup trip to Hinna.

Viking are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Viking have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Molde 6 wins, 0 draws and Viking 4 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Eikrem
6 goals / 2 assists
O. Omoijuanfo
6 goals / 1 assists
K. Thorstvedt
4 goals

Molde missing players

Viking missing players

Molde Viking
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
9 4 1 Played 1 4 8
6 4 1 Won 0 1 4
1 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost 1 2 2
20 11 1 Scored 0 4 12
9 1 0 Conceded 1 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 75% 88%
89% 75% 0% Over 1.5 0% 50% 75%
67% 75% 0% Over 2.5 0% 25% 38%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 0% 25% 12%
33% 25% 0% Over 4.5 0% 25% 12%
56% 25% 0% BTTS 0% 25% 38%
44% 75% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 100% 50% 25%
 
5.2 4 6 Corners For (avg) 1 4.8 4.8
5 3.8 3 Corners Against (avg) 6 6.2 5.1
1.8 1.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1.8 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Molde have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Molde have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Molde have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Viking have scored away.
  • Molde have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Molde have won all their home matches so far.
  • Molde have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Molde haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Molde
All Eliteserien Europa League NM Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-04-19 EL Molde 3 - 0 Rosenborg
01-05-19 NMC Eide 0 - 5 Molde
05-05-19 EL Haugesund 1 - 2 Molde
12-05-19 EL Molde 1 - 0 Mjøndalen
16-05-19 EL Kristiansund 3 - 2 Molde
20-05-19 EL Molde 17:00 Viking
23-05-19 NMC Sunndal 16:00 Molde
26-05-19 EL Tromsø 16:00 Molde
16-06-19 EL Molde 16:00 Ranheim
22-06-19 EL Strømsgodset 16:00 Molde
Viking
All Obos-Ligaen Eliteserien NM Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-04-19 EL Ranheim 5 - 2 Viking
02-05-19 NMC Frøyland 1 - 3 Viking
06-05-19 EL Viking 1 - 1 Vålerenga
13-05-19 EL Strømsgodset 0 - 0 Viking
16-05-19 EL Viking 3 - 0 Stabæk
20-05-19 EL Molde 17:00 Viking
23-05-19 NMC Hinna 16:00 Viking
16-06-19 EL Lillestrøm 16:00 Viking
23-06-19 EL Viking 16:00 Bodø / Glimt
30-06-19 EL Mjøndalen 16:00 Viking

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Molde 9 6 1 2 20 9 4 4 0 0 11 1 5 2 1 2 9 8 11 19
2 Odd 8 6 1 1 12 6 5 5 0 0 9 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 6 19
3 Bodø / Glimt 8 5 2 1 18 11 4 3 1 0 10 3 4 2 1 1 8 8 7 17
4 Vålerenga 9 5 2 2 17 10 4 4 0 0 9 1 5 1 2 2 8 9 7 17
5 Kristiansund 9 5 1 3 11 10 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 2 0 3 5 8 1 16
6 Viking 8 4 2 2 12 8 4 3 1 0 8 2 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 14
7 Brann 9 4 2 3 12 11 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 2 0 2 6 6 1 14
8 Haugesund 8 3 2 3 12 8 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 11
9 Mjøndalen 8 2 3 3 12 14 4 1 2 1 8 8 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 9
10 Lillestrøm 8 2 3 3 7 12 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 3 8 -5 9
11 Sarpsborg 08 8 1 4 3 6 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 7
12 Ranheim 8 2 1 5 9 14 4 1 0 3 7 11 4 1 1 2 2 3 -5 7
13 Stabæk 8 2 1 5 6 13 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 0 0 4 0 10 -7 7
14 Strømsgodset 8 1 3 4 9 13 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 0 2 2 2 5 -4 6
15 Rosenborg 8 1 3 4 4 12 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 0 1 3 2 9 -8 6
16 Tromsø 8 1 1 6 7 15 4 0 0 4 3 8 4 1 1 2 4 7 -8 4

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