Molde vs Stromsgodset Prediction

Molde wobbling, Stromsgodset flying

Molde have picked up 10 wins from 20 Eliteserien outings this season, but the pattern has dipped recently. Across their last five matches they've lost three, including a 1-5 defeat away to Ham-Kam and a home loss to Aalesund.

Molde: 20 completed matches; Stromsgodset: 20 completed matches.

Molde

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

33

Difference

+10

Stromsgodset

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

57

Conceded

27

Difference

+30

Stromsgodset, by contrast, are in excellent touch in the 1. Division. Twelve wins and just two defeats from 20 games sums up their campaign, and they've won four of their last five without conceding more than twice in any of them.

Stromsgodset arrive with the better recent form, even though they're playing a level below Molde.

Comparative Team Statistics: Molde vs Stromsgodset

A recent history that favours neither side clearly

The two sides met three times last season when Stromsgodset were still in the Eliteserien. Stromsgodset won at home in August, Molde won at home in July, and the pair drew 1-1 when they met in last year's Norwegian Cup.

Go back further and Molde have had the better of it in league meetings over the years, but Stromsgodset have shown they can compete with Molde directly, including wins on Molde's own ground in past seasons.

Recent meetings suggest this fixture is closer than the current division gap implies.

Attacking names in form

M. Eikrem and J. Abdulai have both scored twice in their last couple of appearances for Molde, giving the home side some recent firepower to point to.

Molde:

Best scorers:

M. Eikrem - 2

J. Abdulai - 2

Stromsgodset:

Best assist providers:

H. Stengel - 1

For Stromsgodset, H. Stengel has an assist from his most recent outing. It's a small sample rather than a full squad picture, but these are names worth watching if the game opens up.

What kind of game this could be

Molde have looked vulnerable defensively in recent matches, shipping goals regularly, while Stromsgodset have been scoring freely in the 1. Division. That combination points to a game where goals aren't out of the question.

Cup football often throws up surprises, and Stromsgodset's current form makes them more than makeweights here, even against top-flight opposition. Molde's higher level might still tell over ninety minutes, but nothing in the recent record guarantees it.