Molde v Galatasaray

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Norwegian club, Molde, will be seeking to extend their Champions League adventure on Wednesday night when they entertain Turkish visitors, Galatasaray, when the two teams meet at the Aker Stadion for the right to progress through to the group stage proper of this season's Champions League.

Molde were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Valerenga in the Norwegian Eliteserien and having been handed just two defeats out of their last 14 matches overall in all competitions, both of which were away from home, Molde look to have a decent chance of staking their claim in this 1st leg on home soil.

The Norwegian hosts currently occupy fourth place in the domestic top flight table where they have put together a solid looking eight-match unbeaten run and this form has also helped Molde on the European stage this season as they have progressed through the earlier qualifying rounds of the Champions League as well.

Molde recorded a 2-1 win on aggregate against Finnish outfit, HJK, and although they were dealt a 2-1 loss away from home against Faroe Islands side, KI, Molde registered a 2-0 home win in the 2nd leg in extra-time to progress through to these play-offs.

The Turkish domestic top flight season has only just got underway but nevertheless, Galatasaray have made a promising start to their new Super Lig campaign as they remain unbeaten after their opening two league matches, picking up a point in a 0-0 draw at Kayserispor and then following that up with a 2-0 home win against Trabzonspor.

Galatasaray have also featured in the earlier qualifying rounds of the Champions League too, as the Turkish outfit accounted for Lithuanian club, Zalgiris, winning 3-2 on aggregate before seeing off the challenge from Slovenian side, Olimpija, with the Turks running out comfortable 4-0 winners on aggregate.

The bigger picture shows Galatasaray have suffered just two defeats out of their previous 16 matches in all competitions and having collected no fewer than 11 wins during this period, the Turkish visitors also look to hold a decent chance of producing a positive showing in this 1st leg tie as well.

Molde v Galatasaray Verdict

Molde possess limited exposure at Champions League level but nevertheless, the Norwegian hosts have scored in nine of their previous 10 home ties in this competition and they will be hoping to hit the back of the net again on Wednesday night as they seek to take advantage of home soil.

Galatasaray possess a very poor sequence of results on the road in this competition having secured just one win from their last 20 away ties but recent form looks promising for the visitors who also look set to score in this opening leg in Norway.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50