Molde vs SK Brann - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoping to ascent into the Norwegian Eliteserien's European places, Molde volition look disconnected against SK Brann astatine Aker Stadion connected Saturday.

MFK are looking to get backmost to winning ways aft a disappointing draw, portion the Pride of Bergen are aiming to physique connected their triumph past clip out.

Match preview

Molde person been getting to grips with the demands of caller manager Sindre Tjelmeland, who was signed backmost successful December 2025 but lone took the reins successful precocious May erstwhile his declaration arsenic adjunct brag of Polish broadside Lech Poznan expired.

The 36-year-old has erstwhile acquisition of being the main man, astir notably erstwhile helium spent two-and-a-half years successful the IK Start dugout, but this is his archetypal relation arsenic main since January 2024.

Tjelmeland kicked disconnected his MFK tenure with a 2-1 decision against Sarpsborg 08 connected May 25, but rapidly bounced backmost with a 2-1 triumph implicit Sandefjord 5 days later, courtesy of goals either broadside of fractional clip from Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Eirik Hestad. 

Molde fans volition beryllium hoping that the manager has been capable to usage the mid-season interruption to hole for the remainder of the 2026 campaign, but the nine lost 4-1 to Bodo/Glimt and 2-1 against Rosenborg successful their last 2 friendlies, earlier going connected to gully 2-2 with relegation-threatened Aalesund connected their instrumentality to top-flight action.

That stalemate past clip retired saw Tjelmeland's broadside driblet down to 5th successful the Eliteserien table, wherever their tally of 20 points has them 2 down fourth-placed Lillestrom.

However, the hosts volition beryllium assured of triumph connected Saturday, fixed that they travel into the showdown having won each of their past 4 competitory outings connected location turf, and each but 1 this play truthful far.

Meanwhile, Brann finished 4th past term, but they volition request to find their feet successful bid to repetition the feat this clip astir aft a little than stellar opening to the run nether Eirik Horneland.

The Pride of Bergen presently beryllium ninth successful the league with conscionable 16 points going into matchday 14, a full that sees the nine six shy of the apical 4 contempt having played a crippled much than six of the 8 teams supra them.

In truth, the mid-season interruption came astatine conscionable the close infinitesimal for Brann, who had mislaid 3 connected the bounce prior, signing disconnected with a 2-1 decision against Sarpsborg 08 connected May 29.

Horneland's broadside collected each 3 points successful a 2-1 triumph implicit Start past Sunday, and everyone astatine the nine volition beryllium hoping that the triumph marks the opening of a turnaround.

That being said, the visitors person lone travel retired connected apical erstwhile crossed their six astir caller competitory distant games, bizarrely thrashing top-of-the-table Tromso 5-0 connected April 29 arsenic portion of a tally that features 4 losses and 1 draw.

Additionally, Brann whitethorn person 1 oculus connected adjacent Thursday's UEFA Conference League qualifier against Universitatea Cluj, considering that they enjoyed a commendable 2025-26 Europa League campaign, reaching the playoffs for the knockout stage.

Molde Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

Molde volition beryllium without goalkeeper Mads Kikkenborg erstwhile again, arsenic helium continues his betterment from an Achilles wounded that volition spot him sidelined for the remainder of the season.

Likewise, left-back Fredrik Kristensen Dahl is moving his mode backmost from the genu wounded helium suffered successful February, truthful expect to see Martin Linnes run connected the near of a four-man defence alongside Birk Risa, Isak Helstad Amundsen and Halldor Stenevik, protecting Albert Posiadala betwixt the sticks.

As for Brann, they are missing midfielders Eggert Gudmundsson and Sakarias Opsahl this weekend, though the duo are closing successful connected returns to enactment successful the coming weeks.

In the meantime, Niklas Jensen Wassberg looks acceptable to commencement successful the deepest midfield role, with Felix Horn Myhre conscionable up of him.

Elsewhere, centre-back Nana Boakye is retired for the remainder of the run owed to a genu injury, but chap centre-halves Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen and Vetle Dragsnes volition beryllium connected manus to signifier the bosom of the visitors' defence.

Molde imaginable starting lineup:

Posiadala; Stenevik, Amundsen, Risa, Linnes; Daehli, Breivik; Hestad, Granaas, Spiten-Nysaeter; Kone-Doherty

SK Brann imaginable starting lineup:

Nilsen; Holten, Knudsen, Dragsnes, Soltvedt; Wassberg; Ingason, Myhre, Haaland; Mathisen, Holm

We say: Molde 2-1 SK Brann

Molde person been inconsistent successful caller months, but their location grounds has remained beardown successful 2026, and fans volition beryllium expecting different triumph for the hosts.

In that aforesaid direction, Brann person struggled connected the roadworthy this term, losing 4 of their past six competitory distant games and winning conscionable erstwhile during that stretch.

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