Molde FK vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2023-24

Molde FK

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Thu 5 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Aker Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Kristian Eriksen 43' Y

Mathias Lovik 67' Y

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Molde FK vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe at Aker Stadion.

Molde FK 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Anastasios Papapetrou

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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

Molde FK 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-05 Molde FK 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Molde FK

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	H	2–0	W
08 Aug	KI	A	1–2	L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Molde FK	A	2–1	W
30 Sep	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	3–0	W
24 Sep	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	4–1	W
21 Sep	BK Hacken	H	4–0	W
15 Sep	FC Bayern München	A	2–2	D
02 Sep	SV Darmstadt 98	H	5–1	W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Molde FK and Bayer 04 Leverkusen is underway.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
14' Jeremie Frimpong puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
18' What a strike from Nathan Tella! The score is 0-2.
23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
33' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Time for substitution for Molde FK. Jacob Karlstrom is replaced by Oliver Petersen.
43' The referee shows Molde FK player a card on 43.
48' It looks surprising Molde FK does not make any changes. Granit Xhaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
58' Casper Oyvann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
63' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
67' It’s gonna be a card for Mathias Lovik.
68' Fredrik Gulbrandsen is replacing Magnus Eikrem for the Molde FK side.
69' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Nathan Tella is replaced by Jonas Hofmann on 69 minute.
74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anders Hagelskjaer made 83 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
79' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
80' Time for substitution for Molde FK. Kristoffer Haugen is replaced by Magnus Grodem.
83' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek is replaced by Victor Boniface.
87' What a strike from Emil Breivik! The score is 1-2.
90' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Odilon Kossounou is hanging Jeremie Frimpong on the field on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Molde FK Lineups

Starting XI

5
Eirik Hestad ↓ Eric Bugale Kitolano 68'
28
Kristoffer Haugen ↓ Magnus Grodem 80'
6
Martin Ellingsen
16
Emil Breivik
20
Kristian Eriksen
1
Jacob Karlstrom ↓ Oliver Petersen 42'
3
Casper Oyvann
25
Anders Hagelskjaer
31
Mathias Lovik
15
Markus Kaasa ↓ Christian Cappis 80'
7
Magnus Eikrem ↓ Fredrik Gulbrandsen 68'

Bench

Coach Erling Moe

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
8
Robert Andrich
23
Adam Hlozek ↓ Victor Boniface 83'
12
Edmond Tapsoba ↓ Alejandro Grimaldo 69'
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Odilon Kossounou 90'
21
Amine Adli ↓ Florian Wirtz 83'
17
Matej Kovar
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Jonas Hofmann 69'
3
Piero Hincapie
2
Josip Stanisic

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Hlozek	2
Patrik Schick	1
Edmond Tapsoba	1
Martin Ellingsen	1
Eric Bugale Kitolano	1
Jeremie Frimpong	1
Nathan Tella	1
Emil Breivik	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Molde FK xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Molde FK or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Molde FK28% Draw27% Bayer 04 Leverkusen45%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Molde FK or Draw

55%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

72%

Molde FK or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Molde FK22% Draw46% Bayer 04 Leverkusen32%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Molde FK

Handicap	Molde FK covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Molde FK keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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

Molde FK vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Molde FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Molde FK Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Molde FK

Clean Sheet