Club Brugge will be looking to overturn a 2-1 deficit as they host Molde in their Europa Conference League round of 16 second leg. The Belgians will be counting on a solid home record and should have the upper hand over Molde, who often struggle on their travels.
Club Brugge will be disappointed to have lost it late in the first leg as they look to overturn a 2-1 deficit. They had appeared to have earned a draw after Maxim De Cuyper’s equaliser five minutes from time but somehow conceded an injury time winner.
Despite the late defeat, manager Ronny Deila will be pleased with Club Brugge’s overall display and confident of turning things around on Thursday. They have won two of their last three matches and claimed a 3-1 victory over OH Leuven in a domestic fixture last weekend.
The victory over Leuven extends a solid home record for Club Brugge, who have only been beaten once at Jan Breydelstadion all season. The Belgians are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches in front of their fans, claiming seven wins in that run.
Molde hold a slim advantage heading into Thursday’s clash after earning that 2-1 victory from the first leg. Halldor Stenevik’s first half effort was cancelled by Club Brugge before Fredrik Gulbrandsen netted an injury time equaliser.
The Norwegians have some good form to build on having gone unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions. Erling Moe’s men have claimed three wins in that run.
Molde are often unconvincing on their travels and head to Brugge with two defeats in their last three away matches. Among their defeats in that run is a 5-1 hammering at Bayer Leverkusen during the group stage of the Europa League.
How the bookies view it
Club Brugge are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 4/9 by William Hill. A victory for Molde is valued at 6/1 by bet365 while Paddy Power is offering odds of 15/4 for a draw.
Head to head
Last week’s clash was the first ever meeting between Club Brugge and Molde.
Players to watch
Igor Thiago is expected to make his return from a foot injury and will be the one to watch for Club Brugge. The striker has 10 goals in his last 10 appearances and is priced at 23/20 by Unibet to find the net on Thursday.
Molde will be looking to Fredrik Gulbrandsen to provide the spark in attack after netting the winner in the first leg. The forward now has five goals in his last three matches and is priced at 4/1 by bet365 to find the net on Thursday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Club Brugge saw over 3.5 goals in their last home fixture and a repeat is priced at 7/4 with Paddy Power. The first leg produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 8/13 by BetVictor while bet365 is offering odds of 4/5 on both teams to score.
The Belgians have scored in both halves in four of their last five home matches and a similar pattern is priced at 5/4 by bet365. Given the minimal odds for a straight home victory a win and over 2.5 goals could be considered at 6/5 with bet365.
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