Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Norway
Match Time & Date:
14/10/2020
02:45 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Northern Ireland
Norway will be looking to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over Romania when they face Northern Ireland in yet another home win in the Nations League. Erling Haland failed to impress in the 2-1 loss to Serbia, but the Borussia Dortmund attacker looked unstoppable in the triumph over the Tricolores. Joshua King, who has recovered from his injury, is pushing for a start for the hosts.
Northern Ireland, on the other hand, did well to beat Bosnia in the Euro 2021 playoffs semis, but they failed to impress in the Nations League defeat to Austria. Seeing that the Green and White Army are not regarded as good travellers, we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Norway’s party at Ulleval Stadion in Oslo. When the two teams met in Belfast earlier in the process Norway crushed Northern Ireland 5-1.
Highlighted Player (Kristoffer Larsen):
Kristoffer Larsen is a Norwegian footballer who played for Vestsiden-Askoy IL at youth level. In 2011 he joined Brann and after scoring 11 goals in 91 appearances in the league for the Norwegian club, he moved to Denmark in 2016, signing a deal with Lyngby.
Larsen, who was born in Bergen (Norway) on January 19, 1992, played 41 games for the Danish club before returning to Norway. The pacey winger signed a contract with Sarpsborg 08 at the end of the 2017/2018 season and, as a result, he will participate in the 2018/2019 Europa League group stages.
Kristoffer Larsen’s favourite position is left winger, but he is used as a right winger as well. Larsen, who has yet to earn a cap for the Norwegian national football team, wears No. 19 shirt at Sarpsborg. It has to be noted that his preferred foot is right and that his contract with Sarpsborg 08 should expire in June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Northern Ireland):
Competing first under the Irish flag and then as an independent entity, Northern Ireland are one of world’s oldest national teams, but they haven’t enjoyed too much success in history. Led by Danny Blanchflower, the Irish impressed at their first ever World Cup finals appearance, reaching the quarter-finals in 1958, but they have since only played at the 1982 and 1986 tournaments, reaching round 2 and crashing out in the group stage respectively.
Northern Ireland had failed to qualify for 13 successive European Championship finals before finally booking their ticket to the Euro 2016 in France, and the fans hope this success will only be a sign of things to come. Without a doubt, George Best is the most famous footballer to have ever put on the green shirt, scoring 9 goals in 37 appearances, but he couldn’t help the national team close the gap behind Europe’s top sides.
Some of the other high-profile footballers include Pat Jennings, Aaron Hughes, David Healy, Keith Gillespie, Steven Davies and Gareth McAuley.
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