SKIEN. Molde overcame Odd 3-1 thanks to E. Ulland-Andersen who scored in the 19th and 64th minute. Molde took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Skagerak Arena stadium in Skien on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Sigurd Smehus Kringstad with the assistance of Runar Langseth and Anders Michael Velo. The 4th official was Mohammad Usman Aslam. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
Molde was in firm control of the ball 57% while Odd was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Molde was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Molde won the match.
Molde shot 22 times, 3 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Odd shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Molde received 1 yellow card (M. Linnes). On the other side, Odd received 1 yellow card (O. L. Bjortuft).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Molde will have 41 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Odd will stay with 26 points to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eliteserien, Molde will host Tromsø on the 16th of October with a 14-6 head to head statistic in favor of Molde (7 draws).
Odd will play away agasint Sandefjord on the 17th of October with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Odd (4 draws).
Molde – Formation
Molde
52'
79'
19', 64'
Molde started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jan Frode Nornes decided to play with the following team: Andreas Linde , Martin Linnes , Martin Bjornbak , Sheriff Sinyan , Kristoffer Haugen , Sivert Mannsverk , Martin Ellingsen , Eirik Andersen , Magnus Eikrem , Ola Brynhildsen and Ohi Omoijuanfo .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandro Craninx, Birk Risa, Emil Breivik , Etzaz Hussain, Magnus Grødem, Erling Knudtzon , David Datro Fofana and Rafik Zekhnini.
Substitutions
Molde made 4 changes: M. Eikrem for E. Breivik (78′), E. Ulland-Andersen for E. Knudtzon (79′), O. Brynhildsen for R. Zekhnini (89′) and O. Omoijuanfo for D. D. Fofana (90′).
Best player: Eirik Andersen
The player that probably impressed the most for Molde was Eirik Andersen.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Odd – Formation
Odd
Odd started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Erling Moe played with: Leopold Wahlstedt , Gilli Sørensen , Odin Luras Bjortuft , Magnus Lekven , John Kitolano , Marcus Andre Kaasa , Filip Rønningen Jørgensen , Joshua Kitolano , Conrad Wallem , Flamur Kastrati and Sander Svendsen .
They had on the bench: Sondre Rossbach, Solomon Owusu, Emil Jonassen, Milan Jevtović , Tobias Lauritsen , Syver Aas and Onyekachi Hope Ugwuadu.
Substitutions
Odd made 3 changes: F. Kastrati for T. Lauritsen (68′), C. Wallem for M. Jevtovic (68′) and M. A. Kaasa for S. Aas (87′).
Best player: Odin Luras Bjortuft
The player that probably impressed the most for Odd was Odin Luras Bjortuft.
His rating is with 63 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
- Kristiansund – Rosenborg – 1-0
- Mjøndalen – Brann – 1-1
- Odd – Molde – 1-3
- Stabæk – Bodø / Glimt – 0-3
- Tromsø – Haugesund – 2-0
- Vålerenga – Strømsgodset – 3-0
