📏 Form Guide

Molde FK

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Molde FK prepare for this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Eliteserien drawn match against Bodo Glimt.

In that match, Molde FK had 30% possession and 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Molde FK was Kristoffer Haugen (55'). For their opponents, Bodo Glimt had 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. Nino Žugelj (8') scored for Bodo Glimt.

Over their preceding 6 games, Erling Moe's Molde FK have hit the target a total of 9 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.

Coming into this contest, Molde FK haven't been beaten in the league by FK Haugesund in their previous 16 matches. A very long unbeaten run against them.

FK Haugesund

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Rosenborg BK in Eliteserien competition, FK Haugesund and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, FK Haugesund had 55% possession and 21 shots at goal with 10 on target. The only player to score for FK Haugesund was Bruno Leite (50'). On the other side, Rosenborg had 9 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Ole Christian Sæter (10', 43') and Marius Broholm (96') scored for Rosenborg BK.

In the course of their six most recent matches, Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson's FK Haugesund have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 8 times therefore earning them a goals per game average of 1.33.

Analysis of their past results shows that FK Haugesund:

• have not registered a win against Molde FK when they've played them away from home in the last 8 league games. A very poor set of away results, indeed.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head results stretching back to 08/08/2021 tells us that these encounters have not been good ones for FK Haugesund. They have not managed to register any wins whatsoever whereas Molde FK have been superior, running out winners in 100% of those match-ups.

18 goals were produced between them in this period, with 12 of them for Molde and 6 created by FKH. The average goals per game has been 3.

The last league match between these clubs was Eliteserien match day 21 on 03/09/2023 when it ended FK Haugesund 1-2 Molde FK.

That time, FK Haugesund managed 48% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Anders Bærtelsen (82').

On the other side, Molde FK got 11 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Veton Berisha (7') and Magnus Wolff Eikrem (70') scored.

The referee was Kai Erik Steen.

📰 Team News: Molde FK

Markus André Kaasa (unknown injury), Veton Berisha (unknown injury) and Mats Møller Dæhli (strain) are not available for Molde FK gaffer Erling Moe.

In our view, Molde FK may well use the 3-5-2 formation for this one and select Jacob Karlstroem, Casper Oeyvann, Anders Hagelskjaer, I. Helstad Amundsen, M. Fjoertoft Loevik, Eirik Hestad, Alwande Roaldsoey, Emil Breivik, Kristoffer Haugen, Kristian Eriksen and Halldor Stenevik.

ℹ️ Team News: FK Haugesund

Out of a mainly healthy group of players, there’s just the one fitness issue for the FK Haugesund boss Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson to be concerned about. Amund Wichne (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.

From our viewpoint, FKH seem likely to utilise a 4-3-3 system, choosing Egil Selvik, Mikkel Hope, Ulrik Fredriksen, Anders Baertelsen, Claus Niyukuri, Bruno Leite, Anton Ludviksson, Julius Eskesen, Troy Nyhammer, Sory Diarra and Sebastian Tounekti.

💡 Prediction

It’s looking like FK Haugesund will be up against it to get a goal against a Molde FK side who should own this match if all goes as we expect it to.

We predict a convincing 3-0 winning margin for Molde FK when all is said and done.

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Lucas Pereira, 14:05 28/04/2024