Molde vs Valerenga Soccer Betting Tips
Does Molde get back on track?
Betting Tips: Handicap: victory at home -1.5
Odds: 2.14
Molde and Valerenga are two table neighbors. The hosts are second and the guest takes third place. However, this tabular closeness belies the true balance of power of the pairing.
The clubs are already six points apart at a very early point in the season. Above all, a look at the offensive series shows the qualitative difference in a direct comparison.
The champion has an average of 2.9 goals per game, while the capitals only achieve 1.3 goals per league game. For the match in the Aker Stadium between Molde and Valerenga, the tip accordingly aims at the home side winning a difference with at least two goals.
Molde – Statistics & current form
Molde had the longest unbeaten streak last season. At that time there were 14 games and recently the reigning champions were on the right track to achieve this value again. Eight wins and one draw were scored in the first nine rounds, but the series broke last weekend.
In the top game against the leaders Bodo / Glimt, it went down 1-3. As a result, the gap to the last opponent who has won all ten league games so far has increased to five points in the table. Coach Erling Moe’s team must now score again so that the gap does not increase any further.
Sturm is again acting reliably
For this undertaking it is positive that Leke Jones is in the best of spirits once again: The second best scorer in the league last season has already scored six goals. Etzaz Hussain is hardly less powerful: The attacking midfielder has scored in four of the last six league games.
Also, the attack on the four-time titleholder is very variable. No fewer than 13 goal scorers can be found in the squad!
Molde victory with half-time lead?
On their territory, the MFK also usually makes short work of its opponents: in three of the four home games, the victory was won including a break. Against this background, the odds for a new home win with a lead over the broken tea are also interesting in the encounter between Molde and Valerenga.
The probable line-up of Molde:
Linden – Wingo – Sjolstad – Ellingsen – Kitolano – Aursnes – Hussain – Hestad – Eikrem – Brynhildsen – James
Last games from Molde:
Elite serie
07/26 2020 Bodö / Glimt 3 – 1 Molde
07/19 2020 Stromgodset 0 – 4 Molde
07/15 2020 Molde 5 – 0 Viking
07/11 2020 FK Haugesund 0-3 Molde
07/05 2020 Molde 2 – 1 Mjöndalen
Valerenga – Statistics & current form
Last season’s tenth got off to a very good start in the new season. There was only one defeat in the first ten rounds of play, with four draws being recorded in parallel. The reward for the constant performance is the third place in the table of the elite series.
A placement that could not be achieved for many years at the final settlement. The five-time champion, most recently 15 years ago, has been on the top floor of Norwegian football for almost 20 years, but more than places in the no man’s land of the table have not popped out for the Bohemians in the recent past.
Attacking services remain expandable
The newly installed coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo, who previously coached the league competitor Odds for 13 years and replaced Ronny Deila, who moved to New York City FC, is now doing better again. However, Enga has an offensive problem with only 13 goals. Center forward Matthias Vilhjalmsson alone can be taken out of the criticism at first glance.
The 33-year-old oldie from Iceland worked out two assists and three goals. But all goals came only from the penalty point and he hadn’t scored another goal in six rounds. In contrast, the defensive can be described as stable: On average, it only receives one goal – a value that only Rosenborg Trondheim tops and otherwise the pending opponent still has.
The probable lineup of Valerenga:
Klaesson – Bjordal – Nasberg – Adekugbe – Borchgrevink – Lekven – Oldrup Jensen – Shala – Finn – Vilhjalmsson – Donnum
Last games from Valerenga:
Elite serie
07/26 2020 Vaalerenga 2 – 0 Stromgodset
07/19 2020 Kristiansund BK 0 – 0 Vaalerenga
07/15 2020 Vaalerenga 1 – 0 FK Haugesund
07/12 2020 Mjöndalen 0 – 1 Vaalerenga
07/04 2020 Vaalerenga 2 – 2 Aalesund
Molde vs Valerenga Direct comparison
Last season, the hosts of the upcoming pairing achieved two wins, each with four goals. Thanks to these victories, the series of unbeaten games against the footballers from Oslo was expanded to six (5-1-0).
For Valerenga there was nothing to get from Molde for a long time
The overweight of the champion becomes even clearer when looking at the home record: There has been no loss for almost ten years and eight wins and one draw instead. The goal difference of 27: 3 in the context of this flashback is also impressive.
Molde vs Valerenga – Betting Odds Comparison – Norway Eliteserien
Betting Tips: Molde
Odds: 1.4
Betting Tips: Draw
Odds: 5
Betting Tips: Valerenga
Odds: 7
Molde vs Valerenga Soccer Betting Tips
Molde has not lost a single home game in the past season. There are also not many bankruptcies in the current season. Even with the handicap of a very low number of fans, home strength has not decreased.
All four games in the Aker stadium were won and only two goals conceded, although two teams from Rosenberg and Stabaek, among others, looked in from the upper table area. The champion, together with FK Bodo / Glimt, has already rushed in the table.
Six points ahead of third and upcoming opponents. Given the current strength of Bodo / Glimt, the home side can not rest if the title defense is to work. The defeat against the top of the table last weekend increased the pressure once again, although the slump came about somewhat unfortunate.
Key facts – Molde vs Valerenga tips
Molde lost for the first time a season game against leaders Bodo / Glimt
Home hosts have the best home defensive in the elite series – 0.5 goals conceded per game
Valerenga hasn’t won in any of their last six duels (0-1-5)
Ultimately, the opponent scored a goal with every direct shot in the game. For the match between Molde and Valerenga, the tip includes a home win with two goals difference. Admittedly, the upcoming opponent got off to a good start in terms of play.
Above all, he has a worse offensive that doesn’t score half as often. The master’s home statistics for this pairing speak in favor of the prediction: in eight of the last ten games against the captains on their territory, a victory was achieved with at least two goals difference.
