Thursday , 2 July 2026

Molde FK vs Granada CF, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Molde FK
2 – 1
Full Time
Granada CF
Thu 18 Mar 2021 · 17:55 UTC Aker Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 7' Victor Diaz
Birk Risa 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Molde FK vs Granada CF — Europe at Aker Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Referee Bibiana Steinhaus
  • Referee Srdan Jovanovic
  • Referee Uros Stojkovic
  • Referee Milan Mihajlovic
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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

1
1
Molde FK 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Granada CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-18 Molde FK 2–1 Granada CF 2021-03-11 Granada CF 2–0 Molde FK

Recent Form

Molde FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Granada CF H 2–1 W
11 Mar Granada CF A 0–2 L
25 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–0 W
18 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 3–3 D
10 Dec SK Rapid Wien A 2–2 D
03 Dec Dundalk FC H 3–1 W
Granada CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Molde FK A 1–2 L
14 Mar Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–0 W
11 Mar Molde FK H 2–0 W
07 Mar Athletic Club A 1–2 L
28 Feb Elche CF H 2–1 W
25 Feb SSC Napoli A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Granada CF gets underway.
  • 5' Andreas Linde needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 7' Victor Diaz was booked on 7.
  • 12' Magnus Wolff Eikrem has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcus Pedersen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' 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.
  • 29' What a strike from Jesus Vallejo! The score is 0-1.
  • 34' It looks surprising Molde FK does not make any changes. Eirik Hestad has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' It’s high time Erling Moe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' The Molde FK manager makes a substitution. Stian Gregersen departs to be replaced by Sheriff Sinyan.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Granada CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' The travelling Granada CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' Molde FK player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' David Fofana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bjorn Sigurdarson on 63 minute.
  • 64' Granada CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soldado is hanging Molina on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' GOAL! Soldado scores on 72.
  • 76' The Granada CF manager makes a substitution. Maxime Gonalons departs to be replaced by Yan Eteki.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Molde FK team. Eirik Andersen is replaced by Erling Knudtzon on 77 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Molde FK to replace Emil Breivik by Etzaz Hussain on 82 minute.
  • 83' Nehuen Perez is replacing Jesus Vallejo for the Granada CF side.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Breivik made 83 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' GOAL! Eirik Hestad scores on 90.
  • With this win, Molde FK is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Molde FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erling Moe

Granada CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 Molde FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Granada CF xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Molde FK46% Draw26% Granada CF28%
Actual: Molde FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
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
72%
Draw or Granada CF
54%
Molde FK or Granada CF
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Molde FK32% Draw46% Granada CF22%
Actual: Molde FK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Molde FK

Handicap Molde FK covers Push Granada CF covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Molde FK keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Granada CF keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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