Molde v Stuttgart predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Molde v Stuttgart predictions Europa League Uefa, International	04/10/2012 21:05	full time result	Stuttgart win	2.05	Bet at Betsafe
Betting prediction was written by Ronny

Molde v Stuttgart predictions and preview: Betting Stats and Facts

Molde are top of the Tippeliga, and have 11-0-1 at home this season. On average 3.42 goals are scored per game when Molde is at home. Molde have won all their last six competitive home games. In their European Cup (including qualification) games this season Molde are 2-0-1 at home. Basel were lucky to win 1-0 in Molde. Ventspils and Heerenveen were sent home with 3-0 and 2-0 respectively. Stuttgart are 1-2-3 in their first six games of the Bundesliga. The goal average has been 2.86 goals per game. That said; they have them self only managed to score five goals so far. Stuttgart opened their Europa League campaign with 2-2 against a strong Steua Bucuresti team at home.

Team news and run of play

Molde are without Even Hovland, Magne Hoseth and Davy Angan. For the home side that means three of their very best players will be missing out. Angan has been their leading goal scorer, and Hoseth is very influential. Missing both Hovland and Hoseth in midfield is a blow. Coach Solskjær has depth in his squad by Norwegian standards, but the reserve players are young and unexperienced. Stuttgart are expected to field a very good side typical of the club. That means solid organization with a bit of individual flair. Up front they will rely on the likes of veteran Cacu and Bosnian Ibišević.  Molde lost away in Parken to FC Copenhagen last Europa League game, in what was a fairly even contenst. Stuttagart are by most considered favorites in this group. They dominated the game against Steua when you look at shots on target, but could not manage more than 50% possession.

I think this, in terms of possession will be a fairly evenly distributed game. Due to the missing players Molde might allow Stuttgart somewhat more time on the ball and focus on defensive duties. Given this, both teams should get five to ten shots on goal fired, perhaps more. At the end of the day for me; it will be down to conversion.  Stuttgart got a clear advantage playing tougher league games week out and week in. The Norwegian Tippeliga is quite a Micky Mouse league, and one can not compare it to the German Bundesliga, no matter how much Solskjær and other Norwegians would like to think so. Also, the absences in Molde will probably be to their advantage. Angan has fired 12 goals in 23 games, one can't brush of a loss of such quality allthough Molde has other good, but young attacking options like Chima, who scored a hat-trick against a really poor Stabæk team.

Molde v Stuttgart predictions: 1X2 betting preview

A very young and unexperienced Molde team can put up a fight and stress Stuttgart for sure, but at the end of the day the visitors should prove too tough to handle. Missing three of their best players do not help Molde one bit, and Stuttgart look good enough to capitalize. One would suspect they should be able to penetrate the Molde midfield quite a bit easier than if Molde had their best eleven. This means the Molde defence will have to deal with top notch strikers frequently. If I was a Molde fan I would find that a rather scary prospect. The best odds I could find is 2.05 at Betsafe (a very solid sportsbook indeed).

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Molde - Stuttgart predictions: Asian Handicap preview

Even if Molde is far from full strength, there is some fight in this young squad. I still think they will be close to the 50% mark possesion wise, which at the very least will prevent Stuttgart from scoring during approximately 45 minutes of play. This leads me to go for a narrow handicap. A Stuttgart -0.25 Asian Handicap seems good. The best odds I can find is VC Bet's 1.77. If you want to learn more about Asian Handicap betting, click here: Online betting's best Asian Handicap guide.

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Molde - Stuttgart predictions: Total Goals preview

Given my analysis I think under 2.5 goals is a narrow favorite. Molde miss their best striker, and Stuttgart seem to be wasteful when it comes to conversion. Molde is more likely to defend, but should not give away to much possession to the visitors. I am therefore surprised to see odds of (1/1) 2.00 and above in the market. I decide to go with 2.02 as a value play. The odds is offered by Betsafe.

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Molde v Stuttgart predictions and preview: The end

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