Friday’s WC Qualifiers - Europe schedule sees Norway against Italy.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Norway v Italy game including the latest game odds.
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Norway
WLWWWW 📈
Norway, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-4 WC Qualifiers - Europe victory versus Israel.
In that game, Norway had 55% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 12 of them on target. For Norway, the scorers were David Møller Wolfe (39'), Alexander Sørloth (59'), Kristoffer Ajer (65') and Erling Haaland (83'). For their opponents, Israel got 10 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Mohammad Abu Fani (55') and Dor Turgeman (93') scored for Israel.
Matches featuring Norway have proved to be exciting ones recently with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past six games, a total of 30 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 5 goals per game) with 22 of those belonging to Norway. We will have to see if that trend will be sustained here.
Italy
DWWLLD ⚖
In their previous game, Italy drew 3-3 in the Nations League match with Germany.
In that game, Italy managed 43% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Italy, goals were scored by Moise Kean (49', 69') and Giacomo Raspadori (95'). On the other side, Germany got 22 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Joshua Kimmich (30'), Jamal Musiala (36') and Tim Kleindienst (45') scored for Germany.
Illustrating their involvement in action-packed matches, we’ve had goals 23 times in the prior 6 games in which Italy have played, yielding an average of 3.83 goals for each clash. Their opponents have hit 11 of those goals.
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Team News: Norway
In our view, Løvene will possibly go for a 4-3-3 system for this game, handing starts to O. Haaskjold Nyland, Julian Ryerson, Leo Oestigard, K. Vassbakk Ajer, David Moeller Wolfe, Martin Oedegaard, Sander Berge, Patrick Berg, Alexander Soerloth, Erling Haaland and Andreas Schjelderup.
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Team News: Italy
We’re of the thinking that Azzurri seem likely to make use of a 3-5-2 formation by sending out Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Gatti, Alessandro Bastoni, Andrea Cambiaso, Nicolo Barella, Sandro Tonali, Samuele Ricci, Destiny Udogie, Giacomo Raspadori and Mateo Retegui.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Italy and Norway should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We’re therefore seeing a tight encounter, finishing with a score draw at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds on the win-draw-win market, backing Norway is best priced at 2.8, going for a drawn result is 3.4 and selecting victory for Italy gets you 2.5. They’re the best bets available at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
21:01 05/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Norway
Formed: 1902
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion (28,000)
Captain: Martin Ødegaard
Chairman: Lise Klaveness
Manager: Ståle Solbakken
Competitions: WC Qualifiers - Europe (Group I)
⭐ Star Player: Antonio Nusa
Customarily used in the Left Wing position, Antonio Nusa was born in Ski, Norway. Having played his first senior match for Stabæk in the 2021 season, the talented Forward has managed to score 3 league goals in this Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 25 appearances.