Molde hosts Sarpsborg 08 in round 8 of the Norwegian Eliteserien. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 16th at Aker Stadion (Molde)
Molde has not gained its best shape yet. It already has one defeat and two draws in seven played rounds, but even such indicators allow it to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. And the team lags only two points behind the leading Bodo/Glimt. Still, the Blues are traditionally aggressive in the attack and unstable in defense. They have already scored 17 goals but have managed to keep a clean sheet in only three matches. And the opponents have upset their goalkeeper nine times in four rounds.
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Sarpsborg is the most boring team of the tournament in terms of production. The goal difference after five rounds is 3-2. In the last match against rather weak Brann, I dared to assume that Sarpsborg 08 would not score more than one goal, but they did not do even that. However, they managed to earn one point.
With all the advantage of the hosts, I consider it necessary to insure their possible victory with a +0.5 handicap. Why? Because, as I noted above, Molde is just starting to gain momentum. Secondly, Sarpspborg won only once in five rounds, but it also lost only one match. Thirdly, Molde won only two of the last twelve head-to-head matches! As for the production, whatever one may say, Molde's attack is capable of scoring at least a couple of goals against any opponent, including the upcoming one. And the Blues did it in six out of even rounds of the current championship. Sarpsborg scored only three goals, but all of them were scored away. The last six out of seven head-to-head matches ended with Over 2.5 goals scored. Looking at the available data, we can conclude that viewers will see at least three goals scored in the upcoming game, and the vice-champion will at least not lose.
Prediction for the match: Molde to win with +0.5 handicap and Over 2.5 goals scored
