Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Norway
Match Time & Date:
13/11/2021
12:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Latvia
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Montenegro, Norway will look to retain second position in Group G when they take on Latvia in Oslo on Friday evening. Borussia Dortmund ace Erling Haaland remains in the recovery room, but Real Sociedad attacker Alexander Sorloth returns to the squad after missing the Montenegro clash through injury. Since Premier League ace Joshua King has overcome his injury as well, home win should definitely be considered.
The Latvians, on the other hand, have nothing to play for in their penultimate group game as they are 12 points behind the playoffs berth. The former Soviet Republic suffered three defeats in the previous four group matches, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Norway’s party at Ulleval Stadion. When the two teams met in Riga earlier in the process Norway recorded a routine 2-0 win over Latvia.
Highlighted Player (Markus Henriksen):
Markus Henriksen is a Norwegian footballer who was born in Trondheim on 25 July, 1992. As expected, he played for his hometown club Rosenborg during his youth career and he made no less than 78 league appearances for the Troillongan at senior level. He scored 11 league goals for the club from 2009 to 2012 and he won two domestic trophies with the Norwegian outfit (2009, 2010).
On 31 August, 2012 he signed a five-year deal with AZ Alkmaar for a fee of €2 million. Henriksen made his AZ debut on 16 September, 2012 in a 4-0 win over Roda and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. The attacking midfielder has nine caps for Norway U21 team and he made his debut for the first team in a 2-1 loss to Croatia on 12 October, 2010.
On 31 August, 2016 he signed a loan deal with Hull City, which should be made permanent in 2017. You should have in mind that Henriksen is capable of playing as both central midfielder and a defensive midfielder as well.
Highlighted Team (Latvia):
Latvia is yet another former Soviet republic. The Latvian footballers played for the Soviet Union national team until 1992 and they have been playing for Latvia ever since. The Sarkanbaltsarkanie (Red-white-red) did remarkably well to qualify for the Euro 2004 finals, but they failed to impress at the showpiece tournament in Portugal.
Latvia kicked off their Euro 2004 campaign with a 2-1 loss to Czech Republic and they managed to hold Germany to a goalless draw in their second group game. The former Soviet republic suffered a 3-0 loss to Netherlands in their last game in Group D and, as a result, they did not make it to the knockout stages of the European Championship finals.
Latvia suffered their biggest defeat on May 29, 1927 when they were beaten by Sweden 12-0 in Stockholm. Speaking of their biggest victory, the Latvians outclassed Lithuania 5-0 on two occasions. The Latvian national football team play their home games at Skonto stadium in Riga and the capacity of the venues is 9.500.
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