With both teams winning in the previous round Group B3 of the Nations League has become much more interesting. Norway is leading the pack with 7 points after 3 matchdays, but Austria and Slovakia are behind with 4 points. A loss for Erling Haaland and Co. here could put the Austrians on level terms with Norway.
Austria Team News
A 4-0 win over Kazakhstan a few days ago sets the Austrian team quite nicely heading into the pivotal clash with Norway. To start with, Ralf Rangnick got back on the winning track after a bad recent spell. Secondly, the team managed to keep a clean sheet which addressed one of Austria’s main weaknesses – conceding goals and conceding them early on. The changes made in the selection for this round of games seemed to have had a positive impact, but the big test remains – the game with Norway. A win for Austria here would mean having equal points with their opponents and putting on extra pressure on them.
Norway Team News
Norway have managed to set the pace early on in the group by collecting 7 points in their first 3 games. Back-to-back home wins were the perfect response to a mediocre 0-0 away draw with Kazakhstan. And while Norway has shown that they are fully capable of securing the points at home, it is yet to be seen how the team will fare when faced with better opposition on the road. If the draw with Kazakhstan is to be a pointer of what we can expect, then Norway will surely have issues away from home. And looking at their away form we can see that this is not far from the truth, as the team has just 1 win in its last 5 away games.
Head-to-Head-Games
Austria and Norway tend to put on interesting matches with high goal tallies. This much can be seen from the last 5 head-to-head fixtures between them, as 4 featured over 2.5 goals. The most recent 3, which were also games from the Nations League, saw goals scored from both sides as well. In terms of wins, each team has 2 wins to their name from the last 5 fixtures.
Austria – Norway Betting Prediction
My pick here is for over 2.5 goals. Games between Austria and Norway tend to feature a higher amount of goals. Their recent games are also a good indicator that when these two teams play, goals are to be expected. In 4 of both Austria and Norway’s last 5 matches, there was a higher amount of goals, over 2.5 to be precise. With the importance of this game and the goal-scoring tendencies of both, I believe that going for goals here is a good option.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals
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Odds: 1.87
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