Thursday see two teams in the opposite ends meet at Oslo as group leaders Norway welcome last-placed Slovenia. Showdown scheduled for June 9, 2022 21:45 EAT.
The Norwegians have started on a superb note and have already raced to the top of the table. They go into this game leading Group 4 of League B with six points. They are now on four straight wins and will be in really high moods going into this game in front of their home fans. In the last four matches, they scored six goals. They’ve three clean sheets in their last four, which has them on a six-game unbeaten run.
Staale Solbakken’s men will hope for a similar result following a 2-1 away win over Sweden. In that match, Norway got 34% possession, 12 shots with8 of them on target and goals scored by Erling Haaland (20’P, 69’). Sweden got 13 shots with 3 of them on target and a goal scored by Anthony Elanga (90+2’).
Meanwhile, the visitors remain without a point after a crushing defeat in Belgrade. In the last four matches, they haven’t won any, and failed to score in two of the last three while they have just one clean sheet in seven. They haven’t won any of their last four away matches.
Matjaz Kek’s men will hope for an improved result following a 4-1 loss to Serbia. In that game, Slovenia got 39% possession, 7 shots with 2 of them on target and a goal scored by Petar Stojanovi (30’). Serbia had 17 shots with 7 of them on target and goals scored by Alesandar Mitrovic (24’), Sergej Milinkovic (56’), Luka Jovic (85’) and Nemanja Radonjic (90+2’).
Norway vs Slovenia head-to-head
These two teams have met nine times, and Slovenia has managed just one win against Norway’s six and two games ended all square.
- Slovenia 1-1 Norway 16/11/18
- Norway 1-0 Slovenia 13/10/18
- Slovenia 3-0 Norway 11/10/13
- Norway 2-1 Slovenia 11/09/12
- Slovenia 2-3 Norway 03/09/05
Home
- Sweden 1-2 Norway
- Serbia 0-1 Norway
- Norway 9-0 Armenia
- Norway 2-0 Slovakia
- Netherlands 2-0 Norway
Away
- Serbia 4-1 Slovenia
- Slovenia 0-2 Sweden
- Qatar 0-0 Slovenia
- Croatia 1-1 Slovenia
- Slovenia 2-1 Cyprus
Norway Team News
Staale Solbakken will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Slovenia Team News
Matjaz Kek will have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
Prediction and Odds
Norwegians are on a 4-fixture winning streak, and they had scored a total of 15 goals in the process while Slovenia is also winless in 11 of their past 15 overall games and they had remained so in nine their past 10 road trips.
- Norway win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
