Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Norway
Match Time & Date:
10/10/2024
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Slovenia
Following a 2-1 win over Austria, Norway will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadion. The Norwegians continue relying on Man City superstar Erling Haaland, who sealed the victory against Austria, but Arsenal playmaker Martin Odegaard remains in the recovery room. Mainz defender Andreas Hanche-Olsen has overcome his minor injury.
The Slovenians, on the other hand, proved their worth in a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan in September, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Oslo. As always, a man to watch in the away team will be Leipzig ace Benjamin Sesko, who scored a hat-trick against the Kazakhs and given Slovenia’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Former Atalanta forward Josip Ilicic and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak have received call-ups for the October fixtures as well.
Highlighted Player (Miha Zajc):
Born in Sempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia, Miha Zajc started his career in Interblock, recording only five appearances before moving to NK Olimpia on a loan deal. In season 2013/14, the attacking midfielder made 13 appearances in the Slovenian Prva Liga, netting 5 goas in the process.
After yet another loan deal, now with Celje, Miha Zajc moved to NK Olimpia on a permanent deal. The player can perform as an attacking midfielder and as a central midfielder. During his 81 appearances for NK Olimpia, Zajc scored 20 goals and recorded 12 assists, which was good enough for the Empoli officials to sign the 24-year-old for about €1.7 million.
In 2017/18, Zajc helped Empoli win Serie B with 8 goals and 14 assists. Thanks to his good performances, he made his debut for Slovenia national team in March 2016 and has played in 5 games so far, with one goal on his tally.
Highlighted Team (Norway):
Norway are a Nordic side that participated three times at the FIFA World Cup finals (1938, 1994 and 1998). The Norwegians were producing fine performances at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, with the team setting up a meeting with Italy in the last 16 of the showpiece tournament thanks to a 2-1 win over Brazil in their last group match.
However, the Azzurri proved to be a big catch for Norway and thanks to Bobo Vieri’s goal the Italians made it to the quarter-finals. Norway only once qualified for the European Championship finals, with the team suffering elimination in the group stages of the 2000 tournament in Belgium and Netherlands. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the most famous Norwegian player and it is well known that he helped Manchester United beat Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final.
The “Baby-faced” striker scored the winner for the Red Devils in the dying seconds of the match. Norway play their home games at Ullevaal Stadion, which was opened in September, 1926. The capacity of the venue is 28.000.
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