Norway vs Spain Prediction, Tips & Odds – Oct. 15, 2023

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Norway vs Spain Prediction 15.10.2023. In the eighth round of qualification for EURO 2024, Norway welcomes Spain. The match is scheduled for Sunday at 20:45 at the Ullevall Stadium.

In the previous round, both teams triumphed. The home team beat Cyprus, and the guests beat Scotland.

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Norway vs Spain Odds

Norway Team News

In the last competitive match, Norway defeated Cyprus away from home with 0:4. They took the lead in the 33rd minute with Alexander Sorloth’s goal, and in the 65th and 72nd minutes, Erling Haaland scored two more goals for the guests. Fredrik Aursens set the final result in the 81st minute of the match.

They currently occupy the third position in the table with 10 points, two less than their next rival, the second-placed Spain. In the qualifiers, they recorded three wins, one draw, and two losses.

Norway coach Stale Solbakken is expected to select a similar line-up to the one against Cyprus during the week, with Leo Ostigard and Kristoffer Ajer continuing in the center-back positions between full-backs Julian Ryerson and Birger Meling. Captain Martin Odegaard is likely to partner again with Fredrik Aursnes and Sander Berg in the center of midfield. At the same time, Erling Haaland and Alexander Sorloth could be supported in attack by Ol Solbakken, Antonio Nusa or Oscar Bobb, the latter earning his first senior cap in the last performance.

Haaland surprisingly averages a goal per game at the international level, and his two goals against Cyprus took him to 27 goals from as many games. The Manchester City forward is just five goals behind Norway’s all-time top scorer, Jorgen Juve, who played between 1928 and 1937.

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Spain Team News

In the previous round, Spain defeated Scotland at home with 2:0. According to all statistical parameters, the home team was the better rival in this match. However, the visitors were the first to score in the 60th minute, but the goal was disallowed after the VAR decision. In the 73rd minute, Alvaro Morata gave his team the lead, and the final result was set by Oihan Sancet thirteen minutes later.

Despite this triumph, Spain is three points behind Scotland, which is in the first position in the table with 15 points won. In the qualification so far, they recorded four wins and one loss. Also, in the interim, they won the League of Nations title, defeating Italy in the semi-finals and Croatia in the final.

On the injury front, Nico Williams and Alejandro Balde will be unavailable due to injury, the latter being substituted at half-time against Scotland. Lamine Yamal, Yeremy Pino, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Marco Asensio, and Jose Gaya are also unavailable for selection.

Barcelona’s Gavi managed to play the full game against Scotland despite picking up a knock in training and could continue in midfield alongside Rodrigo and Mikel Merino, although Oihan Sancet and Fabian Ruiz will be looking to break into the starting line-up. Jesus Navas, who at 37 years and 325 days became Spain’s oldest player to assist in a win against Scotland since records began in 2004, will compete with Dani Carvajal for the starting right-back spot, while winger Granada’s Bryan Zaragoza to try to win his first international start ahead of players like Ferran Torres or Mikel Oyarzabal.

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— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) October 13, 2023

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Injuries and suspensions

Norway: –

Spain: Nico Williams, Alejandro Balde, Lamine Yamal, Yeremy Pino, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Marco Asensio, Jose Gaya

Expected Lineups

Norway (4-3-3): Nyland; Ryerson, Ajer, Ostigard, Meling; Odegaard, Berge, Aursnes; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa

Spain (4-3-3): Simon; Navas, Le Normand, Laporte, Garcia; Merino, Rodri, Gavi; Torres, Morata, Zaragoza