Molde host Legia Warsaw at Aker Stadion in the Europa Conference League Knockout Play-offs. Molde were eliminated from the Europa League and Legia Warsaw failed to win their group in the Conference League, leaving both looking for a spot in the Knockout Rounds.
Molde finished third in Group H in the Europa League. In six games, Molde won twice, drew once and lost on three occasions, leaving them on seven points three points from Qarabag in the Europa League Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Molde have two wins, one draw and two losses.
Molde hosted HamKam in the Eliteserien, where the hosts went behind in the first half thanks to a goal from Vidar Ari Jonsson. However, a penalty from Magnus Grodem in the 92nd minute rescued a 1 - 1 draw for Molde. In the Final of the Norwegian Cup, Molde took on Bodo Glimt. Frederik Gulbrandsen scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute to give Molde the 1 - 0 win.
The final matchday of the Europa League Group Stage saw Molde make the trip to Bayer Leverkusen. Eric Kitolano did manage to get on the scoresheet for Molde but an own goal from Martin Ellingsen, a brace from Adam Hlozek and goals from Patrik Schick and Edmond Tapsoba gave Leverkusen the 5 - 1 win. The Group Stage of the Atlantic Cup saw Molde take on Midtjylland. Fredrik Gulbrandsen opened the scoring in the third minute for Molde but Mads Bech Sorensen equalised for Midtjylland in the second half. Veton Berisha grabbed a late goal to give Molde the 2 - 1 win.
The last time out for Molde was also in the Atlantic Cup against Copenhagen. A brace from Mohamed Elyounoussi gave Copenhagen the 2 - 0 lead at halftime and Jordan Larsson added a third just after halftime. Eirik Haugan did score for Molde, but Copenhagen held on for the 3 - 1 win.
Legia Warsaw, on the other hand, finished second in Group E in the Europa Conference League. In six games, Legia had four wins and two losses which left them on 12 points, just one point behind group winners Aston Villa.
In their last five games in all competitions, Legia have four wins and a draw.
Juergen Elitim scored the only goal of the game in the 36th minute to give Legia the 1 - 0 win over Ordabasy. The one draw came next time out against SK Rapid. Guido Burgstaller opened the scoring in the second half for SK Rapid, but a penalty from Josue forced a 1 - 1 draw.
Legia were back to winning ways against Dynamo Kyiv. Ernest Muci opened the scoring for Legia but Benito equalised for Kyiv just three minutes later. Rafal Augustyniak regained the lead for Legia on the stroke of halftime and Blaz Kramer added a third for Legia in the 3 - 1 win. It was another 3 - 1 win for Legia, this time against Rzeszow. Adrian Bukowski gave Rzeszow the lead in the fifth minute, but goals from Muci and Yuri Ribeiro and a penalty from Tomas Pekhart gave Legia the 3 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for Legia was back in the Ekstraklasa against Ruch Chorzów. Marc Gual scored the only goal of the game in the second half to give Legia the 1 - 0 win.
Molde and Legia Warsaw have only met twice in their histories, back in the Third qualifying round of the Champions League back 2013. Both games ended in a draw, with a 1 - 1 draw in the first round and a 0 - 0 draw in the second round - Legia winning on away goals.