Wednesday , 14 October 2026

Molde FK vs BK Häcken, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Molde FK
5 – 1
Full Time
BK Häcken
Thu 26 Oct 2023 · 16:45 UTC Aker Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Magnus Eikrem 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Molde FK vs BK Häcken — Europe at Aker Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Urs Schnyder

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

2
Molde FK 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals BK Häcken
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-26 Molde FK 5–1 BK Häcken

Recent Form

Molde FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct BK Häcken H 5–1 W
05 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–2 L
21 Sep Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–1 L
29 Aug Galatasaray SK A 1–2 L
23 Aug Galatasaray SK H 2–3 L
15 Aug KI Klaksvik H 2–0 W
BK Häcken
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Molde FK A 1–5 L
05 Oct Qarabag Agdam FK H 0–1 L
21 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–4 L
31 Aug Aberdeen FC A 3–1 W
24 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–2 D
17 Aug FK Zalgiris Vilnius H 5–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Molde FK welcome BK Hacken for this crunch clash at Aker Stadion.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 6' GOAL! Fredrik Gulbrandsen scores on 6. Assisted by Kristoffer Haugen
  • 11' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erling Moe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 16' It looks surprising Molde FK does not make any changes. Even Hovland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' Momodou Lamin Sonko adds to his 2 season tally! BK Hacken lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. BK Hacken needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Magnus Eikrem makes it 2-1.
  • 30' What a moment for Emil Breivik! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' Molde FK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' BK Hacken are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 42' BK Hacken manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romeo Amane is hanging Simon Gustafson on the field on 42 minute.
  • 45' Magnus Eikrem picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Abdulrazaq Ishaq is replacing Simon Sandberg for the BK Hacken side.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Magnus Eikrem is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Molde FK and BK Hacken are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Molde FK — Eric Bugale Kitolano on, Magnus Eikrem off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Edward Chilufya, a Zambia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Mikkel Rygaard makes way for Pontus Dahbo at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from BK Hacken.
  • 74' Fredrik Gulbrandsen makes way for Veton Berisha at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Molde FK.
  • 75' The Molde FK manager makes a substitution. Markus Kaasa departs to be replaced by Christian Cappis.
  • 80' Sweden international Pontus Dahbo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' A tactical swap from BK Hacken — Isak Brusberg on, Samuel Gustafson off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Totland made 62 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Eirik Hestad gets the nod from Molde FK. He replaces Martin Ellingsen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Another three points for Molde FK.

Lineups

Molde FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erling Moe

BK Häcken Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.67 Molde FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 BK Häcken xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Molde FK63% Draw20% BK Häcken17%
Actual: Molde FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Molde FK or Draw
83%
Draw or BK Häcken
37%
Molde FK or BK Häcken
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Molde FK51% Draw35% BK Häcken14%
Actual: Molde FK win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
6.7%
1 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Molde FK

Handicap Molde FK covers Push BK Häcken covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 19% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 20% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Molde FK keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
BK Häcken keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.