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Molde and Scandinavian rivals Hacken will battle for three points in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 3-2 defeat away to Brann in the Eliteserien on Saturday. They took a lead into the break courtesy of Fredrik Gulbrandsen's fifth-minute strike but a second-half brace from Sander Kartum helped Eirik Horneland's side complete the comeback.
Hacken, meanwhile, claimed maximum points in a comfortable 4-1 home win over Norrkoping in the Allsvenskan. Momodou Sonko was the star of the show as he scored a hat-trick to inspire the win.
Getingarna will turn their focus back to the Europa League where their last game saw them suffer a 1-0 defeat at home to Qarabag. Molde's last continental game saw them defeated 2-1 at home by Bayer Leverkusen.
The respective losses left both sides in fourth and third spots in Group H with zero points to their name.
Molde vs Hacken Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Molde are aiming to avoid losing four successive games in all competitions for the first time since 2013.
- Hacken are aiming to secure their first-ever win in a European group stage fixture.
- Molde have lost each of their last seven European encounters where they have conceded the first goal.
- There have been seven goals scored beyond the 70th minute in Hacken's last five games in all competitions.
- Hacken have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 games in all competitions.
- Five of Molde's last six games in all competitions have witnessed goals at both ends.
Molde vs Hacken Prediction
Molde are facing Scandinavian opponents for the first time in Europe this season, having already seen off HJK Helsinki and Klaksvik in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Things have not gone to plan in recent weeks for Erling Moe's side this term both domestically and on the continent.
Hacken are well-primed to claim their maiden continental victory, with their hosts currently on a poor run of form.
A loss for either side could effectively end their hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds and we are backing the hosts to claim a narrow win.
Prediction: Molde 2-1 Hacken
Molde vs Hacken Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Molde to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Highest-scoring half: Second half
