Norway - EliteserienData current as of August 30, 2026

Vålerenga vs Molde: match statistics

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Vålerenga vs Molde: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Vålerenga plays Molde in Eliteserien (Norway). The game is scheduled for August 30, 2026.

Recent form

Vålerenga has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Molde has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Vålerenga scores 1.46 goals per game and allows 1.69. Molde scores 1.62 and allows 1.31. Games in this league average 2.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Vålerenga's games and 62% of Molde's. The Over 2.5 rates are 46% and 54%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Vålerenga has the higher season xG average, 1.75 to 1.53 per game. Vålerenga takes 15.8 shots per game, while Molde takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Vålerenga leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.69 goals per game after halftime. Molde leads at halftime in 46% and scores 0.69 after halftime.

When the teams score

Vålerenga's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). For Molde, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eliteserien games average 2.95 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 3 away wins. Those games averaged 5.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.52)
(3.73)
(2.18)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.46Goals scored / game1.62
VålerengaMolde
1.69Goals allowed / game1.31
VålerengaMolde
51%Average possession58%
VålerengaMolde
5.15Shots on target / game4.62
VålerengaMolde

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.85Shots per game13.38
VålerengaMolde
5.15Shots on target4.62
VålerengaMolde
9.2%Shot conversion12.1%
VålerengaMolde
51%Possession58%
VålerengaMolde
1.75xG for1.53
VålerengaMolde
1.65xG against1.45
VålerengaMolde

Shooting quality

Vålerenga: AttackingMolde: Balanced
VålerengaMolde
Accuracy (shots on target)32%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Vålerenga is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Vålerenga · 1.4 pts / game - Molde

Vålerenga
WLWLW
Season result split
38% W15% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-6
1.31 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Molde
WLWDL
Season result split
46% W15% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-5
1.54 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DWLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Molde is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.46 goals / game - Vålerenga · 1.62 goals / game - Molde

Molde is 29% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.69 goals / game - Vålerenga · 1.31 goals / game - Molde

Vålerenga scoring profile: strong

Vålerenga scores in 62% of games (8 of 13 meczów), while Molde keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

Molde scoring profile: very strong

Molde scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while Vålerenga keeps a clean sheet in 15% (2 of 13 meczów).

19Goals scored (season)21
VålerengaMolde
22Goals conceded (season)17
VålerengaMolde
3.15Average goals per game2.92
VålerengaMolde
12Goals scored (last 5)7
VålerengaMolde
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
VålerengaMolde

How often they score at least...

62%1 goal85%
VålerengaMolde
38%2 goals38%
VålerengaMolde
23%3 goals15%
VålerengaMolde
8%4 goals15%
VålerengaMolde

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal77%
VålerengaMolde
46%2 goals38%
VålerengaMolde
15%3 goals8%
VålerengaMolde
15%4 goals8%
VålerengaMolde

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time31%
VålerengaMolde
8%BTTS in both halves0%
VålerengaMolde
31%Scored in both halves31%
VålerengaMolde

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
VålerengaMolde
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
VålerengaMolde
60%BTTS - last 580%
VålerengaMolde

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
VålerengaMolde
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
VålerengaMolde
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
VålerengaMolde

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
VålerengaMolde
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time31%
VålerengaMolde
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
VålerengaMolde

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Molde is 29% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / game - Vålerenga · 1.69 pts / game - Molde

Vålerenga - half-time state
31% leading38% draw31% trailing
Molde - half-time state
46% leading31% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per game (1st half)1.69
VålerengaMolde
0.77Goals scored (1st half)0.92
VålerengaMolde
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
VålerengaMolde
1.62Average goals (1st half)1.62
VålerengaMolde
46%Clean sheet before half-time54%
VålerengaMolde
46%No goal before half-time31%
VålerengaMolde

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per game (2nd half)1.23
VålerengaMolde
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
VålerengaMolde
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
VålerengaMolde
1.54Average goals (2nd half)1.31
VålerengaMolde
46%Clean sheet after half-time46%
VålerengaMolde
62%No goal after half-time54%
VålerengaMolde

Vålerenga - second-half results

31% W38% R31% P
17
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Molde - second-half results

31% W31% R38% P
22
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 46% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Vålerenga - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.00
Goals scored / game1.21.2
Goals allowed / game1.40.6
Average goals per game2.61.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Molde - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game1.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.81.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Vålerenga
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
2
3
16-30
4
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Molde
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
3
31-45
6
3
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+76%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Vålerenga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
146%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Molde

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eliteserien).

Teams vs league

VålerengaLigaMolde
Average goals per game 3.152.95 2.92
Both teams scored 46%55% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%57% 54%
Clean sheets 15%24% 23%
Goal before half-time 85%82% 85%
Goal after half-time 69%78% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.95
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / game
1.16
Away goals / game
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Vålerenga's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses against Molde. Games average 5.33 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Molde FK
5 : 1
Vålerenga Fotball
Molde FK
4 : 1
Vålerenga Fotball
Vålerenga Fotball
2 : 3
Molde FK

FAQ

When do Vålerenga and Molde play?

Vålerenga face Molde on August 30, 2026 in Eliteserien. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Vålerenga and Molde?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Vålerenga won 0, Molde won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Vålerenga vs Molde?

Vålerenga score 1.46 goals per game on average and Molde 1.62. The Eliteserien average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Vålerenga's matches and 62% of Molde's.

What form are Vålerenga and Molde in?

Over the last 5 games Vålerenga have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Molde 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Vålerenga vs Molde?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Vålerenga vs Molde: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.