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Match preview · Eliteserien

Molde FK – IK Start

Molde FK 4th in Eliteserien Home 1.69 projected goals by the model
IK Start 16th in Eliteserien Away 1.08 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.69 1.08
Molde FK IK Start
Molde FK
50%
Draw
28%
IK Start
21%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Molde FK Draw IK Start
Fair odds 1.98 3.55 4.69
Total goals
2.77
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · full

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Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Molde FK

50% Molde FK to win

Attack
3rd vs 10th
Molde FK attack v IK Start defence
Defence
3rd vs 7th
Molde FK defence v IK Start attack
Recent xG form
+1.31 vs +0.21
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.69 – 1.08
Molde FK v IK Start
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Molde FK and IK Start compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Molde FK IK Start
xG / match (better) 1.83 · 3rd 1.36 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.17 · 3rd 1.61 · 10th
xGD / match (better) +0.66 · 3rd -0.25 · 10th
xPts / match (better) 1.80 · 3rd 1.19 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.31 +0.21

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Molde FK clean sheet
31%
Molde FK 2+ goals
52%
Under 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.2%
2:1
11.4%
2:0
9.0%
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Match result

Molde FK to win
50.5% 1.98 —
Draw
28.2% 3.55 —
IK Start to win
21.3% 4.69 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
80.5% 1.24 —
Under 1.5 goals
19.5% 5.13 —
Over 2.5 goals
53.8% 1.86 —
Under 2.5 goals
46.2% 2.17 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
59.6% 1.68 —
Both teams not to score
40.4% 2.48 —

Team goals — Molde FK

Molde FK to score
84.0% 1.19 —
Molde FK not to score
16.0% 6.25 —
Molde FK 2+ goals
52.1% 1.92 —
Molde FK at most 1 goal
47.9% 2.09 —

Team goals — IK Start

IK Start to score
69.0% 1.45 —
IK Start not to score
31.0% 3.23 —
IK Start 2+ goals
29.5% 3.39 —
IK Start at most 1 goal
70.5% 1.42 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Molde FK sample
20 matches
IK Start sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Molde FK
11 matches
Away xG sample · IK Start
11 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.