Molde vs Ranheim Predictions

Molde top the Eliteserien table courtesy of goal difference, but Sunday’s hosts have played two games more than both Odd and Bodo Glimt and would lose the top spot if those teams win their games in hand. Visitors Ranheim arrive in good form having won four of their last six matches but sit ninth in the table and have nine points fewer than their hosts.

An early goal in the first half and another in the second saw Molde go 2-0 down away at Tromso last time out, and despite pulling a goal back in stoppage time through Gabrielsen, the lead leaders were defeated. Ranheim made it three wins on the trot when Karlsen’s tenth-minute effort at home to Stromsgodset proved enough to claim all three points. The match itself didn’t produce many chances for either side and Ranheim are going to have to put in a much better performance this weekend if they want to walk away with any points.

The recent head to head record between these two clubs and their form and performances heading into Sunday’s match, all points towards a Molde win with both teams to score. Both teams have scored in five of the six meetings between these two clubs. Molde have won four of their last six matches, while Ranheim have lost two of their last five. Both teams have scored in four of Molde’s last six matches, and Ranheim have only failed to score in one of their last six matches. Molde have won all of their home games this season, and with that and all of the above in mind, we’ve predicted a 4-2 win for the hosts this weekend.

Omoijuanfo has been in fine form for Molde this season, scoring nine league goals in the clubs opening eleven matches, while Karlsen and Reginiussen joint top score for Ranheim with three league goals apiece. We’re confident that Molde will win and both teams will score on Sunday and have predicted a final scoreline of 4-2. Molde have outperformed Ranheim so far this season and the hosts are yet to be beaten at home. These two teams tend to produce goals when they clash and both teams have been scoring goals on a regular basis of late.