Viking 2-3 Molde: result and report

Eliteserien · Sunday 17 September 2017

Result

Viking 2-3 Molde

Eliteserien · Sunday 17 September 2017, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

Viking · Molde · Eliteserien predictions

Viking 2-3 Molde: match report

Viking were beaten by Molde 2-3 in the Eliteserien on Sunday 17 September 2017. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Viking's goals came from an own goal by Babacar Sarr (2') and Tommy Höiland (77'). Molde scored through Björn Sigurdarson (13', penalty), Martin Ellingsen (33') and Erling Haaland (80').

Discipline: Viking received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Molde received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Viking were 16th on 15 points from 21 and Molde 4th on 32 points from 21. Viking went on to finish that season 16th with 24 points, and Molde 3rd with 52.

Viking lined up in a 3-5-2 and Molde in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Fredrik Aursnes of Molde (8.8), ahead of Björn Sigurðarson (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Viking wins, 1 draw and 4 for Molde.

Going into the match Viking's last five read L-L-D-D-W and Molde's W-L-L-W-D.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Own goal · Babacar SarrViking · 1-0
  • 11'Red card · José CruzViking
  • 13'Penalty goal · Björn SigurdarsonMolde · 1-1
  • 33'Goal · Martin EllingsenMolde · 1-2
  • 45'Yellow card · R. JenkinsViking
  • 60'Yellow card · Mathias NormannMolde
  • 77'Goal · Tommy HöilandViking · 2-2
  • 80'Goal · Erling HaalandMolde · 2-3
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Christopher TeloMolde

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Viking 5, draws 1, Molde 4.

Team news

Viking line-up (3-5-2)

Amund Wichne, Rasmus Martinsen, Andreas Nordvik, José Manuel Cruz, Ross Jenkins, Fredrik Torsteinbø, Andrè Danielsen, Claes Kronberg, Kristoffer Haugen, Tommy Høiland, Ghislain Guessan

Molde line-up (3-5-1-1)

Andreas Linde, Ruben Gabrielsen, Babacar Sarr, Vegard Forren, Isak Ssewankambo, M. Normann, Martin Ellingsen, Petter Strand, Fredrik Aursnes, Björn Sigurðarson, Fredrik Brustad