KAA Gent vs Molde FK Match Analysis and Prediction

KAA Gent and Molde FK will face each other this week at Ghelamco Arena in their last Europa Conference League group stage fixture. Match day schedules for November 3 at 20:45 EAT. 

Gent is positioned third in group F with five points. Gent now enters the final day with a two-point deficit to second-placed Molde. The direct clash between these two teams will definitely  determine the second team to qualify for the knockout stage of the Conference League from this group.The team led by Hein Vanhaezebrouck are not  enjoying their best form at the moment having won only two of their last six matches.

KAA Gent prepares for this match after 1-1 First Division A stalemate versus Oud-Heverlee Leuven in their most recent match. In that game, KAA Gent had 41% possession, eight shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Hugo Cuypers (42′). Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 12 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Mario González (73′).

Molde meanwhile are positioned second in group F with seven points. Erling Moe’s men have been by far the best team in their domestic league this season whre they are placed sixth after the first 15 matches, this means Moe can shift the full focus towards the Conference League success.

Molde FK will want another win following 1-4 Eliteserien victory to beat Viking FK in their previous match. In that game, Molde FK had 39% possession, seven shots with six of them on target and goals scored by David Datro Fofana (3′, 59′), ErlingKnudtzon (44′) and NiklasØdegård (83′). Viking got 16 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Djibril Diop (57′).

KAA Gent vs. Molde FK head to head

Thursday’s fixture will be the second head to head encounter between KAA Gent and Molde FK at this level of the competition.

• Molde 0-0 Gent 08/09/22

Home

• Oud-Heverlee 1-1 Gent
• Shamrock 1-1 Gent
• Gent 2-1 Seraing
• Union Gilloise 2-0 Gent
• Gent 3-0 Mechelen

Away

• Viking 1-4 Molde
• Molde 2-3 Djurgarden
• Molde 2-1 Rosenborg
• Lillestrom 0-1 Molde
• Shamrock 0-2 Molde

KAA Gent team news

Gent manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has reported that Tarik Tissoudali, Darko Lemajic , Alessio Castro-Montes , Jordan Torunarigha , Julien de sartand Andreas Hanche-Olsen due to injuries.

Molde FK team news

Eirik Andersen will unavailable for the match as reported by Erling Moe Molde FK boss.

Prediction and odds

• Molde win
• Draw
• Goals over 2.5