Updated 6 November 2026.
Sandefjord host Molde at the Komplett Arena on Sunday 8 November 2026, with kick-off at 16:00 UK time. It is 12th in the Eliteserien table against 3rd, and the two sides are far apart in front of goal: Molde have scored 59 times in 25 games, Sandefjord 26.
Molde sit 16 points clear on 43, and have also conceded more than Sandefjord, 39 goals to 34.
Sandefjord are 12th on 27 points from 25 games, with 7 wins, 6 draws and 12 defeats. Their last five league games were a 4-3 win at Aalesund on 31 October, a 1-0 defeat at Start, a 2-0 home loss to Lillestrøm, a 1-1 draw at Rosenborg and a 3-0 home win over Start on 20 September. That is two wins from those five.
Their scoring numbers are thin. Sandefjord's 1.04 goals per game is the 2nd fewest in the league, and their over 2.5 goals rate of 44% is the lowest of the 16 clubs. The defence is a different matter: 1.36 conceded per game is the 5th fewest, and they have kept a clean sheet in 24% of matches, the 6th highest. They also commit 12.96 fouls a game (the 3rd most) and collect 2.32 cards (the most).
Molde are 3rd on 43 points with 13 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats, and they average 2.36 goals per game, the 3rd most. They lost 3-2 at Brann on 1 November, after a 5-1 home win over Fredrikstad, a 6-1 home win over Start, a 2-2 draw at Lillestrøm and a 2-1 home defeat to Aalesund on 19 September. They have scored 16 times in those five games and conceded 9.
Both teams have scored in 76% of Molde's games, the 2nd highest rate in the league, and 72% of their matches have gone over 2.5 goals, the 4th highest. Their shots on target average of 6.36 a game is the 2nd most.
Sandefjord possible starting lineup:
Hadaya; Egeli, Pedersen, Höjbjerg, Holten; Børkeeiet, Pettersen, Patoulidis; Dunsby, Vester, Kapskarmo
Molde possible starting lineup:
Posiadala; Linnes, Haugan, Risa, Dahl; Breivik, Daga, Granaas; Zady Sery, Lonebu, Kilen
Sondre Granaas has had at least one shot in 15 straight games for Molde, averaging 2.6 over that run.
Kristian Lonebu has had a shot on target in six straight games, averaging 1.8.
On Sandefjord's side, Jakob Dunsby has had a shot in 10 straight games, averaging 3.4, and has committed a foul in seven in a row. Edvard Sundbø Pettersen has managed a shot in seven straight, at 2.3 a game.
For tackle markets, Martin Linnes has made at least one tackle in 11 straight games for Molde at 2.5 a game, while Evangelos Patoulidis has done so in 10 straight for Sandefjord at 1.7.
We back Molde to win, and bet365 have them at 1.70. Sandefjord are 3.80 and the draw is 4.20. Both teams to score is 1.40 and over 2.5 goals is 1.36.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Sandefjord win | 3.80 | 25% |
| Draw | 4.20 | 22% |
| Molde win | 1.70 | 53% |
| Both teams to score | 1.40 | 64% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.36 | 65% |
We project 1.33 goals for Sandefjord and 2.02 for Molde. Our prediction is a 1-1 draw, the likeliest single scoreline at 9.9%, though we make Molde 53% to win the game, and 1-2 is right behind at 9.5%. We give Molde a 26% chance of keeping a clean sheet and Sandefjord 13%.
Granaas arrives on a 15-game run of shots and Lonebu on six straight games with a shot on target, and we project Molde for 5.61 shots on target to Sandefjord's 4.20.
Sandefjord vs Molde in the 2026 Eliteserien kicks off at 16:00 UK time on Sunday 8 November 2026 at the Komplett Arena, with Molde 3rd on 43 points from 25 games and Sandefjord 12th on 27.
We predict a 1-1 draw for Sandefjord vs Molde in the 2026 Eliteserien on 8 November, the likeliest single scoreline at 9.9%, though we make Molde 53% to win and Sandefjord 25%. The score 1-2 is just behind at 9.5% and the draw is 22%.
Molde are favourites for Sandefjord vs Molde in the 2026 Eliteserien on 8 November, priced at 1.70 with bet365 and given a 53% chance by our model, against 25% for Sandefjord. Sandefjord are 3.80 and the draw is 4.20, with Molde 3rd and Sandefjord 12th.
Our model gives both teams to score a 64% chance in Sandefjord vs Molde in the 2026 Eliteserien, with over 2.5 goals at 65%, and both teams have scored in 76% of Molde's league games this season, the 2nd highest rate in the league.
Molde are 3rd in the 2026 Eliteserien on 43 points from 25 games, while Sandefjord are 12th of 16 on 27 points, ahead of their meeting on 8 November. Molde have scored 59 goals this season to Sandefjord's 26.
Ahead of Sandefjord vs Molde on 8 November, Molde's Sondre Granaas has had at least one shot in 15 straight Eliteserien games in 2026, while Kristian Lonebu has had a shot on target in six in a row. For Sandefjord, Jakob Dunsby has had a shot in 10 straight.
Predicted lineups for Sandefjord vs Molde in the 2026 Eliteserien on Sunday 8 November 2026: Sandefjord may start Hadaya; Egeli, Pedersen, Höjbjerg, Holten; Børkeeiet, Pettersen, Patoulidis; Dunsby, Vester, Kapskarmo. Molde may start Posiadala; Linnes, Haugan, Risa, Dahl; Breivik, Daga, Granaas; Zady Sery, Lonebu, Kilen.