Our prediction for this match:
Norway
Match Time & Date:
4 September 2025
17:00
Prediction: 2-1
Finland
Norway will be aiming to extend their winning run to seven games in all competitions when they face Finland in a friendly at Ullevaal Stadion. The Norwegians have been producing excellent performances in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with the team beating Italy in the process and it is no wonder the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Thursday’s clash. Even though Stale Solbakken is likely to rest both Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) and Erling Haaland (Man City) against Finland, home win should be considered as the Norwegians are brimming with confidence ahead of Finland’s visit.
The visitors, on the other hand, did well to shock Poland at home in their last World Cup qualifying match, but given their difficulties on the road, we are tempted to bet on Stale Solbakken’s charges this time out. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Palermo striker Joel Pohjanpalo, who has already found his goal-scoring touch in the new Serie B campaign.
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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