Saturday 05/07/2014, 16:30, Norway Tippeligaen, Round 14, Molde vs Sogndal

Molde vs Sogndal Betting Preview

It's been almost a month since the Norwegian first division was put on hold, but it resumes tonight, one week before the World Cup 2014 comes to an end. It is only suitable for Molde to play in the opening match as the team is dominating the championship and has a six points lead over the runner-up. At a first glance, they are supposed to have an easy task against Sogndal, a team with low expectations and a single victory on the road in six games.

Molde vs Sogndal Betting Odds

At Ladbrokes

Molde 1.25, Draw 5.75, Sogndal 11.00

Molde vs Sogndal Betting Tips

Molde's success can easily be explained by the manner in which the team plays on the road, where they always start with two strikers. Defending is out of the question and with some of the best forwards in the Tippeligaen the leaders don't have any reason to play it safe. The strategy worked brilliantly for them so far, with opponents trying to defend for 90 min., a tactic that rarely delivers results.

The hosts haven't lost in 15 straight matches and won the last two games played in front of their fans by same encouraging score 4-1. Molde is definitely capable of scoring four goals against Sognal and the best proof is that they did in the last head to head match. The problem is that on that particular fixture, their opponents scored just as many times and the match ended undecided.

The visitors are particularly frightened by the prospect of the match ending 4:1 as this was the score at which Viking defeated them in the Norwegian cup one week ago. Sogndal players and fans are not particularly upset about that untimely elimination from this competition, because they don't have the resources to fight a war on two fronts.

Their approach for this fixture is simple, with the visitors sticking to their standard 4-4-2 starting formation featuring Flo and Otoo upfront. The strikers have scored a combined nine goals in 11 matches and they need to find and take advantage of any breaches in the host's defenses.

Key Facts

• In the last 10 games Molde won twice and always by a narrow margin, while Sogndal prevailed on three occasions.
• Before losing in the Norwegian cup to Viking, Sogndal was undefeated in eight straight games

Molde vs Sogndal Betting Prediction

Molde is once again overestimated by bookmakers and this reflects in the unreasonably low odds offered for a home win. Punters should have no hesitations in doing the opposite and back Sogndal not to lose by two goals or more. Trusting the visitors to defend the +1.5 goals spread is valued at 1.90 by Ladbrokes which is sufficient value to justify the bet.

Bet: Sogndal +1.5 goals @ 1.90 with Ladbrokes