Molde vs Valerenga

28 September 2025 · Eliteserien · 2025 · Referee Marius Lien

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Eirik Hestad 12’
Magnus Wolff Eikrem 45+5’
Jalal Abdullai 52’
Halldor Stenevik 87’ (pen)

Ambina Fidèle Brice 36’

Match summary

Molde won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Valerenga. Molde led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Eirik Hestad put Molde ahead in the 12th minute, Ambina Fidèle Brice equalised in the 36th minute, and Magnus Wolff Eikrem put Molde back in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Jalal Abdullai made it 3-1 in the 52nd minute and Halldor Stenevik made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Molde created 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Valerenga's 1.01 from 16.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%

21 Shots 16

8 Shots on target 2

5 Corners 6

412 Passes 465

85.9% Pass accuracy 82.6%

19 Tackles 15

14 Fouls 10

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Molde Valerenga

Kick-off

Casper ÖyvannBirk Risa

9’

Eirik HestadLeft foot shot

1-0

12’

36’

Ambina Fidèle BriceRight foot shot

1-1

Magnus Wolff EikremRight foot shot

2-1

45+5’

Second half underway

Half-time2-1

Jalal AbdullaiShot on target

48’

Emil BreivikShot on target

51’

Jalal AbdullaiRight foot shot

3-1

52’

Aaron Kiil OlsenShot on target

Samukelo KabiniShot on target

55’

59’

Promise MeligaFilip Thorvaldsen

59’

Kevin TshiembeIvan Näsberg

59’

Stian Sjøvold ThorstensenPetter Strand

Caleb Zady SeryMats Møller Dæhli

62’

Neraysho KasanwirjoEirik Hestad

62’

Samukelo KabiniShot on target

67’

74’

Elias Kristoffersen HagenAmbina Fidèle Brice

Isak Helstad AmundsenMagnus Wolff Eikrem

80’

Halldor StenevikJalal Abdullai

80’

Halldor StenevikPenalty

4-1

87’

90+1’

Kevin TshiembeArgument

Neraysho KasanwirjoArgument

90+1’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Molde 2.86 xGValerenga 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Valerenga attacking Molde attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Molde 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Valerenga 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jacob Karlstrøm	90′	1	1	24	–	–	–	1	–

Defenders7 players


Eirik Haugan	90′	2	3	1	4	1	59	1	–	–	–
Birk Risa Taken off	9′	–	–	–	1	1	8	–	–	–	–
Samukelo Kabini	90′	5	1	–	12	–	38	2	–	–	–
Casper Öyvann Came on as a substitute	81′	–	–	1	6	5	52	–	–	–	–
Neraysho Kasanwirjo Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	2	3	–	11	–	–	–
Isak Helstad Amundsen Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–
Halldor Stenevik Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	2	–	3	–	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Martin Linnes	90′	–	–	35	1	0.28	6	–	8	–	–	–
Mats Møller Dæhli Taken off	62′	–	1	38	3	0.10	1	–	2	1	1	–
Emil Breivik	90′	–	–	48	1	0.03	1	3	2	2	1	–
Eirik Hestad Taken off	62′	1	–	12	–	0.01	2	1	3	1	1	–
Oskar Spiten-Nysæter	90′	–	–	30	4	0.17	–	1	6	3	1	–
Caleb Zady Sery Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	8	1	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Magnus Wolff Eikrem Taken off	80′	1	–	2	1	0.50	0.51	6	2	1	32	–
Jalal Abdullai Taken off	80′	1	1	8	2	0.68	0.23	1	7	–	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Oscar Hedvall	90′	4	4	40	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Vegar Eggen Hedenstad	90′	1	1	–	3	1	50	–	–	–	–
Aaron Kiil Olsen	90′	2	1	2	6	2	73	–	–	–	–
Ivan Näsberg Taken off	59′	1	3	2	2	1	31	–	–	–	–
Vinicius Nogueira	90′	1	2	1	5	1	35	1	–	1	–
Kevin Tshiembe Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	22	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Filip Thorvaldsen Taken off	59′	–	–	13	–	0.01	–	–	2	–	1	–
Ambina Fidèle Brice Taken off	74′	1	–	44	1	0.03	2	–	7	–	3	–
Carl Lange	90′	–	–	48	1	0.04	3	2	5	2	1	–
Elias Sørensen	90′	–	–	26	1	0.13	1	1	3	–	–	–
Petter Strand Taken off	59′	–	–	25	1	0.02	2	1	6	1	1	–
Stian Sjøvold Thorstensen Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	16	–	0.01	2	1	2	3	–	–
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	13	1	0.08	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Mohamed Ofkir	90′	–	–	5	–	0.32	0.10	3	2	–	23	–
Promise Meliga Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	2	–	0.15	0.02	–	3	2	6	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Molde D W L L L

Valerenga W W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Valerenga 2-3 Molde, 22 Jun 25 Next meeting: Molde 5-1 Valerenga, 26 Apr 26 All Molde vs Valerenga meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.