Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Europa League round 3 game between Molde and Hacken and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Molde take on Hacken for a match in the Europa League this coming Thursday at Aker Stadion.
Confidence has probably taken a knock in the Hacken camp after losing their first two matches of the new season. An away game at Aker Stadion has the potential to provide a truly lousy start to the season for the visitors.
Form: Molde vs Hacken
Molde Form
Molde have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Bayer Leverkusen, before Bodo/Glimt ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Brann, who came out 3-2 winners. Molde won three of their previous six matches at Aker Stadion in the Europa League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to ten against.
Hacken Form
Hacken collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 0-1 against Qarabag FK. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with Hammarby, before winning 4-1 against IFK Norrkoping. Hacken won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding ten times.
Betting stats for Molde and Hacken
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Molde and Hacken. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Molde have scored in 22 of the last 24 home matches
- Molde have scored in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In the last 5 Molde home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 home matches Molde played, both teams scored
- In 4 of the last 5 Molde home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Hacken have conceded in 11 of the last 12 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Hacken away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Hacken have conceded in the last 8 away matches in a row
- In 6 of the last 8 Hacken away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Hacken have not won 4 of the last 5 away matches
In-form players: Molde vs Hacken
No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Molde and Hacken in this current Europa League season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.
Popular betting markets: Molde vs Hacken
Full-time result
Aker Stadion saw Molde winning six, drawing one and losing three of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Hacken won three of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost five.
Both teams to score
Molde scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Hacken only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Molde managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Hacken kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Molde saw seven of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Hacken, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Molde vs Hacken
The match between Molde and Hacken should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Europa League game.
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