Molde vs Galatasaray Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2023

Molde go up against Galatasaray with kick off on Wednesday at Aker Stadion. This is the first leg in the final round of qualifying for the Champions League.

Molde managed to claw their way through round three of qualifying against KÍ Klaksvík despite losing the first leg. A win in the second leg sent Molde through with an aggregate score of 3-2.

Galatasaray did well with a 4-0 aggregate score against Olimpija Ljubljana in the third round of qualifying. They won both their home and away match to leave little doubt of whom the better side was.

Bookmakers are predicting Galatasaray to win the first leg match at Aker Stadion, considering they had a successful previous round against Olimpija Ljubljana. They visit Molde this coming Wednesday which looks to be a tight contest, though, as they seem reasonably evenly matched. Molde have the advantage of a noisy crowd in this first leg, which could prove decisive.

Molde scored 18 while allowing ten against in the past ten matches in this tournament. They claimed a clean sheet five times on the way.

Galatasaray scored ten goals, conceded 22 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches in this tournament.

Molde vs Galatasaray Prediction

Molde Form

Molde have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 2-2 draw with Sandefjord, a 1-0 victory over KÍ Klaksvík, and a 0-0 draw with Valerenga. Molde won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 14 goals and conceded six times.

Galatasaray Form

In their last three matches, Galatasaray drew 0-0 with Kayserispor, beat Olimpija Ljubljana by 1-0 and beat Trabzonspor by 2-0. In their last six Champions League away matches, Galatasaray failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring six while also conceding 18 times.

Neither Galatasaray nor Molde score many goals, but they are decent at keeping things tight at the back, and we don't see a goal fest happening at Aker Stadion.

Molde vs Galatasaray Team News

Molde vs Galatasaray H2H

This is the inaugural encounter between Molde and Galatasaray in the Champions League, having never previously played each other in any context.

Molde vs Galatasaray Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Magnus Wolff Eikrem, who is performing well for Molde. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Galatasaray.The visitors will be looking to Dries Mertens to find the net once again, after managing two Champions League goals for Galatasaray in recent matches.

Molde have been pretty scary at home, winning nine of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of the games in the process. They were defeated in zero of the games in this run. Galatasaray won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost all points in two of those matches along the way. Galatasaray managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Molde, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Galatasaray played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.