Open game expected at SR-Bank Arena: Viking vs Molde preview

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 15.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: SR-Bank Arena (16300 seats)

Molde travel to Viking and SR-Bank Arena packed with optimism, but the home team are no pushover. More news on the game here!

Insights:
  • Viking have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eliteserien
  • Molde have the most scored goals (39) in Eliteserien

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Viking form and stats

Viking have performed here at SR-Bank Arena this season with 4 wins from 7 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.

A nice win for Viking last time playing, versus Kristiansund. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen and Zlatko Tripić (2) scoring for the victors. Zlatko Tripić, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 9.32 (out of 10). Tripić scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

In the game before, an away victory in the NM Cup match versus Djerv with a 2-0 scoreline.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Viking's attacking play is working. Viking's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Molde form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Molde, who have the most scored goals (39) in Eliteserien, playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.

Molde won their last game, 5-4 versus Haugesund played at home. Ohi Omoijuanfo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.12. Omoijuanfo scored three goals. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Molde, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Goalkeeper Andreas Linde was absolutely vital in the Molde victory against Haugesund, making six saves. It's hard not to mention Ohi Omoijuanfo's lethal finishing against Haugesund. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Hødd.

The travelling fans enjoy Molde's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Molde in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Viking victories, zero draws and six Molde wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MoldeO. Omoijuanfo
O. Omoijuanfo
18 goals
VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
10 goals
VikingZ. Tripić
Z. Tripić
5 goals

Viking missing players

Molde missing players

Viking Molde
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 1 7 15
6 4 1 Won W 1 3 10
3 2 0 Drew D 0 3 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
27 16 3 Scored S 3 12 39
29 10 2 Conceded C 1 8 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
93% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 87%
86% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 67%
64% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 43% 53%
43% 43% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 40%
79% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 53%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 40%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 13%
 
5.7 6.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.7 5.7
5.8 5 8 Corners against (avg) C A 1 5.9 5.1
2.2 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.4 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 16.7 20 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.1 13.2
4.4 5.1 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.9 5.8
44% 44% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 44% 45%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Molde have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Molde have the most points (12) away in Eliteserien
  • Molde have the most scored goals (39) in Eliteserien
  • Molde have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Eliteserien
  • Molde have the the best goal difference (+22) in Eliteserien
  • Molde have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Eliteserien
  • Molde have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Molde is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • Viking have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Viking have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most points from losing position (12) in Eliteserien
  • Viking haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 15 10 3 2 39 17 8 7 0 1 27 9 7 3 3 1 12 8 22 33
2 Bodø / Glimt 14 7 4 3 29 15 8 5 2 1 22 9 6 2 2 2 7 6 14 25
3 Lillestrøm 14 7 4 3 21 17 7 5 1 1 11 6 7 2 3 2 10 11 4 25
4 Kristiansund 14 7 2 5 15 15 7 5 1 1 10 5 7 2 1 4 5 10 0 23
5 Rosenborg 14 6 4 4 26 19 7 4 1 2 15 8 7 2 3 2 11 11 7 22
6 Haugesund 14 6 4 4 22 17 7 6 1 0 16 4 7 0 3 4 6 13 5 22
7 Vålerenga 14 5 6 3 25 20 7 2 4 1 13 9 7 3 2 2 12 11 5 21
8 Viking 14 6 3 5 27 29 7 4 2 1 16 10 7 2 1 4 11 19 -2 21
9 Sandefjord 14 6 2 6 19 22 8 3 2 3 10 10 6 3 0 3 9 12 -3 20
10 Strømsgodset 14 5 4 5 21 23 7 5 2 0 16 5 7 0 2 5 5 18 -2 19
11 Odd 14 5 4 5 20 24 6 3 2 1 12 8 8 2 2 4 8 16 -4 19
12 Sarpsborg 08 15 3 5 7 12 22 7 1 4 2 5 6 8 2 1 5 7 16 -10 14
13 Tromsø 14 3 4 7 15 26 6 0 2 4 6 13 8 3 2 3 9 13 -11 13
14 Mjøndalen 14 2 6 6 17 18 7 1 3 3 9 9 7 1 3 3 8 9 -1 12
15 Stabæk 14 3 3 8 19 29 7 2 1 4 9 13 7 1 2 4 10 16 -10 12
16 Brann 14 1 4 9 13 27 7 1 3 3 8 11 7 0 1 6 5 16 -14 7

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Read more about Eliteserien

Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.