IF Elfsborg vs. Molde FK Match Analysis and prediction

Europa Conference League qualifiers will see IF Elfsborg welcome FK Molde to the Boras Arena in their second leg fixture this week. Kickoffs schedules for July 28 at 19:45 EAT.

The hosts have been in awful form recently and are yet to win any of their last five matches with two draws and three losses in their last three games. They now need to win this match by a four goal margin to progress to the next round while a win by a three goal margin will send the tie into extra time. Their home record is in stark contrast to this as they are unbeaten in their last seven matches with five wins and two draws.

Elfsborg will be looking for improved results following 1-0 Allsvenskan losing effort to Kalmar FF in their most recent game. In that match, IF Elfsborg managed 43% possession and 13 shots with two of them on target. Kalmar FF got six shots with one on target and a goal by Oliver Berg (48′).

Meanwhile, Molde are currently top of the Norway Eliteserien and are in superb form. They are unbeaten in their last 16 matches across all competitions with 14 wins and two draws. The club will be confident here following the excellent first leg win, only if they lose by a three goal margin the game will go into extra time.

Molde FK head into this looking for another win after 2-3 Eliteserien win to beat Sandefjord in their last encounter. In that match, Molde FK had 53% possession, 23 shots with nine of them on target and goals were scored by Martin Linnes (45′), Markus Kaasa (50′) and Ola Brynhildsen (85′). Sandefjord got nine shots with two of them on target and goals by Mats Haakenstad (78′) and Eirik Haugan (36′ OG).

IF Elfsborg vs. Molde FK head to head

The first leg of this fixture marked the first head to head encounter between IF Elfsborg and FK Molde.

• Molde 4-1 Elfsborg 21/07/22

Home

• Kalmar 1-0 Elfsborg
• Molde 4-1 Elfsborg
• Hammarby 3:-0 Elfsborg
• Elfsborg 2-2 AIK
• Hacken Gothenburg 1-1 Elfsborg

Away

• Sandefjord 2-3 Molde
• Molde 4-1 Elfsborg
• Molde 1-0 Haugesund
• Molde 5-1 Tromsoe
• Molde 1-1 Jerv

IF Elfsborg team news

Viktor Widell is the only injury concern to miss out this game for Coach Jimmy Thelin.

FK Molde team news

For the visitors, Eirik Andersen will be sidelined for this fixture through injury.

Prediction and odds

We are backing a draw as both teams are in-form ahead of this game.

• Draw
• Both teams to score
• Goals over 2.5