Silkeborg IF v Molde

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Silkeborg will no doubt be relieved to be returning to the more familiar surroundings of their JYSK park for this Europa League 2nd leg tie with Norwegian opponents, Molde, especially as the hosts had previously stumbled to back-to-back defeats on their travels, while Molde also tasted defeat in the Norwegian Eliteserien on Monday night when they suffered a 1-0 loss away from home at Viking.

Having lost 3-1 away from home at Molde in last week's 1st leg tie of this 2nd qualifying round fixture at the Aker Stadion followed by a 2-1 defeat on the road at Aalborg in the Danish Superliga on the weekend, Silkeborg will not only be looking forward to returning home but also a swift return to winning ways as well.

However, this may be easier said than done though as Silkeborg have managed to pick up just two wins in their last 10 games overall in all competitions which have come in the form of victories over PEC Zwolle and SonderjyskE, the latter being in their opening game of the new Danish top flight league season.

Five defeats within these last 10 games though suggest the straight win markets should be avoided but the goals market looks promising especially as seven of Silkeborg's last 10 games have resulted in both teams scoring.

Molde head into this upcoming 2nd leg tie in Denmark looking to protect their 3-1 lead following last week's win at their Aker Stadion as the visitors look to seemingly have one foot already in the 3rd qualifying round of this season's Europa League competition.

However, Molde have been handed two defeats in their last three games overall which have seen the Norwegian visitors being dealt defeats in the domestic top flight by the likes of KFUM Oslo and Monday night's 1-0 loss away from home at Viking.

Molde have been handed just these two losses though in their last nine games overall which also includes picking up five wins within this period as well, so the visitors will still feel confident about their chances of finishing the job here in this 2nd leg at the JYSK park on Thursday night.

Five of Molde's last 10 games in all competitions have produced goals for both teams and the visitors look to possess a decent chance of gaining a result of some sort against Silkeborg here as Molde have lost just twice in their previous 12 outings on the road along with scoring at least once in 10 of these last 12 away games.

Silkeborg v Molde Verdict

Silkeborg know they must be on the front foot in this return leg if they are to stand any chance of overhauling their Norwegian opponents in this encounter, and both teams to score looks a reasonable proposition here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00