Molde vs Djurgarden prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2022-10-26 19:00.
An all-Scandinavian affair with huge ramifications in UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) Group F awaits, as newly-crowned Norwegian champions Molde host Swedish counterparts DjurgÄrden. A win for Molde will see them wrestle top spot in the group away from DjurgÄrden, while the Swedes, who cannot finish lower than second, merely need to avoid defeat to secure pole position.
Molde find themselves challenging for UECL Group F honours courtesy of back-to-back wins with clean sheets over Shamrock Rovers, and can now take aim at three consecutive group-stage victories in Europe for the very first time. Those results form part of a seven-game winning streak for Erling Moeâs men, and marrying that form with just one defeat in their last ten home European matches (W6, D3) will have the Aker Stadion faithful full of optimism.
Nicknamed the Thicket of thorns, Molde will be hoping to be too much to handle once again when playing Swedish based opposition, having come out on top more often than not in their five previous encounters (W3, L2). Their last such match was a 3-2 defeat to opponents DjurgĂ„rden on matchday two in a back-and-forth thriller however, extending DjurgĂ„rdenâs record against Norwegian clubs to four wins in five games (L1).
That win kicked-off DjurgĂ„rdenâs current three-game winning run in Europe, their longest ever streak on the continental stage excluding qualifiers. The Iron Furnaces have shown their credentials on the road this campaign too, keeping clean sheets in a 0-0 draw at Shamrock Rovers before beating Gent 1-0, so theyâll be heading to Norway full of confidence.
Players to watch: Moldeâs Magnus Wolff Eikrem is all too familiar with DjurgĂ„rden, having played them five times during his time at Malmö, whilst only losing once (W3, D1) and registering four goal contributions (G3, A1). Meanwhile, DjurgĂ„rdenâs Joel Asoro scored a 91st-minute winner in the reverse fixture, with five of his last six goals all coming after half-time.
Hot stat: Ten of Moldeâs last 13 fixtures have featured goals scored in both halves.