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Vålerenga v Molde : Eliteserien match betting preview, prediction and odds

Intility Arena, Oslo

Vålerenga and Molde clash at the Intility Arena on Sunday afternoon, with both Johannes Moesgaard and Sindre Tjelmeland aiming for victory in the Eliteserien. All of the important statistics for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this preview. It's all designed to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.

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Vålerenga's next match is v Sarpsborg at 16:00 on Sunday 6th September
Molde's next match is v KFUM at 16:00 on Sunday 6th September
The last Norwegian Eliteserien meeting between Vålerenga and Molde was on Sunday 30th August 2026
Norwegian Eliteserien
August 30th 2026
Vålerenga 3
4 Molde
 
L. Janus Ravn-Haren 19'11' E. Hestad
M. Grundetjern 21'30' S. Granaas
C. Lange 45'40' W. Abdulai
45' C. Zady Sery
 
VIF
MFK
Shots On
5
9
Shots Off
9
4
Corners
5
2
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
10
9
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
VålerengaMolde
 
O. Hedvall
K. Finnsson
H. Sjåtil
A. Olsen
H. Bjørdal
C. Langefootball icon (O. Holm 88')
G. Rajkovic (P. Strand 55')
I. Näsberg (K. Tshiembe 77')
M. Westergaard (G. Zahid 77')
M. Grundetjernfootball icon
L. Janus Ravn-Harenfootball icon (O. Saeter 77')
S. Hansen
E. Breivik
(T. Doherty 81') football iconW. Abdulai
A. Posiadała
(V. Bender Larsen 61') M. Linnes
S. Kabini
(N. Ødegård 80') football iconS. Granaas
(C. Zady Sery 29') football iconE. Hestad
D. Daga
B. Risa
(M. Møller Dæhli 61') O. Spiten-Nysæter

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Having studied all relevant statistics, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we have come to the conclusion that this fixture will deliver both elation and misery to each set of fans. We predict both Vålerenga and Molde to find the back of the net during the 90 minutes, but the ultimate winner of the match seems less clear. The odds point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's what we'd recommend going with.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Vålerenga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Vålerenga
42%
19/10-
Draw
22%
29/10-
Molde
35%
23/20-
Draw 1-1
9%
8/1-
Vålerenga 2-1
9%
11/1-
Molde 2-1
8%
9/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
9/1-
Vålerenga 1-0
6%
20/1-
Vålerenga 2-0
5%
22/1-
Molde 1-0
5%
16/1-
Vålerenga 3-1
5%
18/1-
Molde 2-0
4%
16/1-
Vålerenga 3-2
4%
18/1-
Molde 3-1
4%
14/1-
Molde 3-2
4%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
28/1-
Vålerenga 3-0
3%
33/1-
Molde 3-0
2%
22/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
3/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
5/2-
Home 1st Goal
50%
1/1-
Away 1st Goal
48%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
2%
28/1-
BTTS - Yes
68%
3/10-
BTTS - No
32%
12/5-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
22%
21/10-
Home/draw
65%
4/6-
Away/draw
58%
2/5-
Home/away
78%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/12-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
7/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
8/11-
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
1/1-
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
7/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
2/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
7/2-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
2/11-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/100-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
22/1-
Home DNB
58%
6/5-
Away DNB
51%
8/13-
Vålerenga win to nil
16%
8/1-
Molde win to nil
13%
5/1-
Vålerenga / Vålerenga
19%
10/3-
Vålerenga / Molde
4%
18/1-
Vålerenga / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Vålerenga
11%
13/2-
Draw / Molde
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
11%
7/1-
Molde / Vålerenga
4%
20/1-
Molde / Molde
25%
12/5-
Molde / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Eliteserien table

Vålerenga have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Vålerenga have conceded 23 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Vålerenga have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Molde lay in 4th place on 27 points in the Eliteserien league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 27 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Molde have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Molde have played 8 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Vålerenga
Molde
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bodø1915223447 
l
 
1-2A
Oct 24
Nov 20
w
 
0-1F
2
Viking1914232444 
l
 
0-1A
Nov 29
Dec 4
l
 
4-1A
3
Tromsø1810531435 
Nov 1
l
 
4-0A
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
4
Molde18936730 
l
 
3-4A
l
 
5-1A
-
-
5
Lillestrøm19928029 
l
 
0-2A
Sep 12
l
 
0-1A
Oct 11
6
Rosenborg19838527 
Dec 5
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Nov 28
7
Brann19829826 
Oct 18
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-2A
Nov 1
8
Fredrikstad19829-726 
Sep 20
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Dec 13
9
Sarpsborg18657-323 
w
 
3-2F
Sep 6
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
10
HamKam19658-1023 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-1F
Sep 13
11
Vålerenga18639-721 
-
-
w
 
5-1F
w
 
3-4F
12
Sandefjord19559-820 
w
 
1-0F
Dec 13
w
 
2-1F
Nov 8
13
KFUM18549-1119 
d
 
2-2F
Oct 12
Sep 6
w
 
2-4A
14
Aalesund19397-1318 
w
 
6-1F
d
 
5-5A
Sep 19
d
 
2-2A
15
Kristians.184410-1216 
w
 
3-1F
Nov 7
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
16
IK Start193412-2113 
Nov 21
l
 
2-0A
Oct 18
d
 
1-1A
Win / draw / win form
Vålerenga 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Molde 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Molde have beaten Vålerenga in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Vålerenga since 2015
Vålerenga
Molde
Goals: Scored
12
18
Games: Scored
7 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
3 / 10
VIF
2
D
2
MFK
6
League games at Molde since 2015
Molde
Vålerenga
Goals: Scored
33
8
Games: Scored
9 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
2 / 11
VIF
1
D
2
MFK
8
Goal Statistics

Vålerenga's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Molde have conceded in each of their last 8 Eliteserien games. A PG of 1.8 for J. Moesgaard's side suggests that run should continue.

Vålerenga 11th Molde 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Vålerenga will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Molde will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Vålerenga have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
-14
Molde have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eliteserien - 2026/2026 season
Vålerenga
PG (predicted goals)
Molde
1.8
1.6
Attack rating
VIF
MFK
19%
better
view stats
Games scored11
15
Failed to score6
2
Scored first8
8
Goals scored28
32
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.9
Avg. shots per game13
13
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.8
2
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
VIF
MFK
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
14
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded34
26
Avg. goals conceded2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+13%

Vålerenga v Molde Eliteserien lLine ups will show here when available.

Vålerenga Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18875
O HedvallL. Janus Ravn-HarenH BjördalK Finnsson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Hedvall GLK18
-
H. Sjåtil DEF16
2
-
A Olsen DEF17
4
-
I Näsberg DEF161
3
1
K Finnsson DEF175
5
-
M Westergaard MID1811
2
-
H Björdal MID11
-
C. Lange MID1861
3
-
L. Janus Ravn-Haren MID1781
1
-
M. Grundetjern FWD1854
4
-
G. Rajkovic FWD1111
1
-
Subs
S. Lønning GLK
-
K Tshiembe DEF10
1
-
V Hedenstad DEF7
1
-
S Jarl DEF7
1
1
M Ofkir MID622
-
G Zahid  MID2
-
O Holm MID9
-
P Strand MID1811
-
O Saeter FWD71
1
-
Molde Eliteserien squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18867
E BreivikE HestadE BreivikE Hestad
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Posiadała GLK141
2
-
M Linnes DEF121
1
-
S. Hansen DEF182
2
-
B Risa DEF17
1
-
S. Kabini DEF1412
3
2
E Breivik MID1876
3
-
D. Daga MID62
-
E Hestad MID1683
7
-
S. Granaas MID1633
4
-
O Spiten-Nysæter MID1322
2
-
W Abdulai FWD1222
2
-
Subs
P Lervik GLK1
-
M Løvik DEF5
3
-
E Haugan DEF10
-
F Dahl DEF
1
-
N Odegard MID2
1
-
M Daehli  MID9
1
-
V. Bender Larsen MID91
1
-
C Sery FWD1311
-
T Doherty FWD1422
-