Hacken vs Molde Prediction & Tips
Häcken and Molde play at Gamla Ullevi in a Europa League match (Group Stage). Special attention needs to be paid to the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away games.
The home team are currently in 4th place, without a point after 3 defeats. In their penultimate match, they lost at home to Qarabağ (0-1). In their last match, they lost away to Molde (5-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play in front of their home fans, as in their last 30 matches they’ve recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats as visitors, with 22 goals scored and 26 conceded, compared to 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats at home, with 40 goals scored and 17 conceded. In their last game in the Allsvenskan, they beat Malmö FF at home 4-2. In their last 10 home games, Häcken have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2. Their defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 6 of their last 7 games, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 5 of their last 7 games in this competition. There’s a tendency for goals in their matches, with 28 of their last 30 home games involving more than 1.5 goals and 26 of their last 30 involving more than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they’ve never managed to turn the game around in the eight games in which they’ve conceded the first goal.
Hacken go into this game on the back of a 4-2 win over Malmo in the Swedish league. Last time out in the Europa League, they lost 5-1 to Molde. The home side usually play in a 4-3-3 formation, where the three most advanced players are Momodou Lamin Sonko, Edward Chilufya and Amor Layouni. When they go on the offensive, they usually try to channel their attack down the right flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by full-back Simon Sandberg. All players are available for this match.
The away team are currently in 3rd place with 3 points after 1 win and 2 defeats. In their penultimate match, they lost at home to Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1-2). In their last match, they won 5-1 at home to Häcken. This is a stronger team when they play in their own stadium, as in the last 30 games they have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats as visitors; against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their own stadium. The team comes into this match on the back of a 3-1 defeat away to Rosenborg. In their last 10 away games in all competitions, Molde have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 8 of their last 10 games, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 9 of their last 10 games. There tends to be goals in their away games, as 19 of their last 29 games have ended with more than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and never managed to turn the game around. There are 1 periods in which they have stood out in their last 18 away games in all competitions: they have conceded 9 of their 22 goals between the hour mark (76′-90′).
Molde go into this game on the back of a 3-1 defeat at Rosenborg in the Norwegian league. In the last round of the Europa League, the visitors beat Hacken 5-1. The away team play a 3-5-2 tactical system, favoring a more attacking style of play, with many players in the attacking zone. In this design, the two most advanced men, responsible for endangering the “enemy” defense, should be Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Magnus Wolff Eikrem. Veton Berisha, Erling Knudtzon, Jacob Karlstrøm and Martin Linnes are all out with fitness problems.
Hacken – Molde FREE TIPS
OVER 3.5 GOALS @ 2.25
