Molde – HJK Prediction & Tips
Molde and HJK clash at Aker Stadion in a UEFA Champions League 2nd leg (2nd Qualifying Round), after HJK won the 1st leg at home (1-0). In this match the home factor could play a decisive role, as HJK has shown differences in performance in its home and away games.
This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 32 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats at home, with 41 goals scored and 15 conceded. In their last game, for the Tippeligaen, they beat Stabæk away by (0-1). In their last 10 home games Molde have 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 games. There tends to be goals in their home games as 47 of their last 55 games have ended with More than 1.5 goals and 40 out of 55 have ended with More than 2.5 goals. This is a team that often scores first: they have opened the scoring in 12 of their last 15 games, of those 12 they have gone into half-time ahead in 9 and have managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′ in 11.
The Molde team will have to look for a good result in this return match and for that they will need to improve their soccer on the pitch. The tendency is for the home team to look for attacking plays with a lot of intensity. The coach should go out on the pitch with a very competitive team.
This is a stronger team when they play in their stadium, since in the last 30 games they have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in their stadium. The team comes into this match after an away win with SJK by (1-2). In their last 10 away games in all competitions, HJK have won 3, drawn 6 and lost 1. Their attack has been scoring regularly, as they have scored in 9 of their last 10 games. In 15 games, it has managed to turn the score around in 3 of the 6 games in which it conceded the first goal.
The HJK team will fight for at least a draw in this return match. We expect a team that will mark hard and try to find empty spaces to go on the attack and surprise their opponents. The coach should go out on the pitch with what he has at his disposal for this match.
Molde – HJK FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
