Molde FK vs Arsenal FC, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Molde FK vs Arsenal FC — Europe at Aker Stadion.
- Molde FK 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Stefanski
- Referee Dawid Igor Golis
- Referee Irfan Peljto
- Referee
- Referee Davor Beljo
- Referee Admir Sehovic
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Nov Arsenal FC H 0–3 L 05 Nov Arsenal FC A 1–4 L 29 Oct SK Rapid Wien H 1–0 W 22 Oct Dundalk FC A 2–1 W 29 Sep Ferencvarosi TC A 0–0 D 23 Sep Ferencvarosi TC H 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Nov Molde FK A 3–0 W 22 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–0 D 08 Nov Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L 05 Nov Molde FK H 4–1 W 01 Nov Manchester United FC A 1–0 W 29 Oct Dundalk FC H 3–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Molde FK and Arsenal FC has kicked off!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eddie Nketiah, as he is very good at scoring at Aker Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Rob Holding needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Molde FK is showing some good football. However, Molde FK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Molde FK that had 83 games and scored 76 goals.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. David Luiz is replaced by Rob Holding.
- 50' Goal! Nicolas Pepe scores his 62 goal in 455 matches.
- 55' What a strike from Reiss Nelson! The score is 0-2.
- 60' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Molde FK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mathis Bolly is hanging Etzaz Hussain on the field on 61 minute.
- 62' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 62 minute. Granit Xhaka leaves to be changed by Dani Ceballos.
- 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Magnus Wolff Eikrem made 83 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 72' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 75' Kieran Tierney is replacing Joe Willock for the Arsenal FC side.
- 80' It looks surprising Molde FK does not make any changes. Cedric has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' Another substitution for Molde FK to replace Magnus Wolff Eikrem by Ola Brynhildsen on 81 minute.
- 82' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Folarin Balogun is hanging Eddie Nketiah on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' What a strike from Folarin Balogun! The score is 0-3.
- 85' Erling Knudtzon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stian Gregersen on 85 minute.
- 90' Molde FK seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- Full Time. Arsenal FC beats Molde FK
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Lineups
Molde FK Lineups
Starting XI
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Etzaz Hussain ↓ Ohi Omoijuanfo 61'
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Leke James ↓ Ohi Omoijuanfo 61'
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Birk Risa ↓ Marcus Pedersen 82'
Bench
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Erling Knudtzon ↑ 85'
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Ohi Omoijuanfo ↑ 61'
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Mathis Bolly ↑ 61'
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Ola Brynhildsen ↑ 81'
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Marcus Pedersen ↑ 82'
Coach Erling MoeArsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Granit Xhaka ↓ Dani Ceballos 62'
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Eddie Nketiah ↓ Folarin Balogun 82'
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David Luiz ↓ Rob Holding 46'
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Joe Willock ↓ Kieran Tierney 75'
Bench
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Rob Holding ↑ 46'
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Emile Smith Rowe ↑ 75'
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Dani Ceballos ↑ 62'
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Kieran Tierney ↑ 75'
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Folarin Balogun ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nicolas Pepe 2 Joe Willock 1 Kristoffer Haugen 1 Martin Ellingsen 1 Sheriff Sinyan 1 Reiss Nelson 1 Folarin Balogun 1 Molde FK Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.9 Molde FK xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.78 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Molde FK or Draw 48%Draw or Arsenal FC 78%Molde FK or Arsenal FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%0 – 1 11.3%0 – 2 10.6%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 0 8.7%0 – 3 Actual1 – 3 5.6%1 – 0 5.2%2 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 4.3%0 – 4 2.8%2 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Molde FK
Handicap Molde FK covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 12% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 24% 33% +1.5 67% — 33% +2 67% 18% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Molde FK keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.