Molde vs Odds Prediction: The home side are the favorites

Odd will travel to Aker Stadion to face Molde FK in an Eliteserien match. Molde are the favorites in this game, but Odd are expected to put up a strong challenge in a clash that should be interesting for these two teams. Previews, H2H, expert tips, and odds are provided below.

Molde

WWDDW

Molde managed to bounce back to winning ways in their most recent match before the international break, securing a 2-1 victory over Haugesund. In this encounter, Veton Berisha opened the scoring for Molde in the 7th minute, followed by Magnus Wolff Eikrem extending their lead in the 70th minute. However, Anders Baertelsen managed to pull one back for Haugesund in the 82nd minute.

As it stands, Molde occupy the 4th position in the league table with 37 points garnered from 20 games. They have been prolific in attack, netting 43 goals, while their defense has conceded 22 goals so far this season.

Odds

LWLDW

In their recent game, Odd displayed a strong comeback to secure a 3-2 victory over Sandefjord. Franklin Nyenetue opened the scoring for Sandefjord 16 minutes into the match, but Fanuel Tewelde quickly equalized for Odd in the 33rd minute. Jorgensen then gave Odd the lead in the 43rd minute, although their advantage was short-lived as Al Saed leveled the score for Sandefjord just 2 minutes later. However, Solomon Owusu emerged as the hero for Odd, scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute.

Currently, Odd occupy the 8th position in the league standings with 29 points collected from 21 games. They've been fairly balanced in attack and defense, scoring 26 goals while conceding 26 in the process.

H2H

Looking at their recent head-to-head matchups dating back to December 2020, Molde FK have dominated with 5 victories compared to Odd's 1 win. There haven't been any draws in these encounters. These games have seen a total of 21 goals, with Molde scoring 17 of them and Odd netting 4. On average, these matchups have produced 3.5 goals per game.

In their most recent league meeting, which took place on June 11, 2023, Odd emerged victorious with a 1-0 scoreline against Molde FK.

Expert Betting Tips

Odd have the ability to score against Molde FK, but it's likely they won't be able to score as many goals as they might concede. This suggests that while Odd may find the net, they could still face a challenging defensive performance from Molde FK.

• Over 2.5 for 1.60 odds
• HT: W1 for 1.80 odds
• BTTS for 1.70 odds