Norway vs Czech Republic prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-03-21 17:00.
[p]Norway will make their way back onto the international scene with nothing to look forward to in the summer, after being ousted by Spain and Scotland for the top-two spots in their Euro 2024 qualifying group. This summerâs finals will be the 12th successive major tournament the Norwegianâs will miss out on, once again depriving the international stage of the considerable talents of Erling Haaland and Martin Ădegaard.[/p]
[p]StĂ„le Solbakkenâs men seem to do their best work when the pressure is off though, having won ten of their last 12 friendly internationals (D1, L1), while keeping seven clean sheets in that time. That record could come under serious scrutiny here as the Lions face off with the Czech Republic – a nation theyâve beaten just once in eight previous matchups (D3, L4).[/p]
[p]The Czech players will be out to prove their worth to manager Ivan HaĆĄek, as theyâre all vying for a seat on the plane to Germany for Euro 2024. They qualified in second-place behind Albania in their qualification group, and were drawn in a tough looking Group F alongside Portugal, Turkey, and a team yet to be decided via the play-offs in the finals. [/p]
[p]A strict defensive structure was their major weapon throughout their recent qualification campaign, where they conceded just six goals in eight games, and half of those came in a 3-0 loss to group winners Albania. That defeat came away from home, meaning confidence may be low ahead of this trip since the Czech Republic have just two wins in their last 12 away matches to their name (D4, L6).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Haaland has scored six of his last seven international goals after half-time, taking his tally to an incredible 27 goals for Norway in just 29 appearances. Heâll tussle with fellow Premier League player TomĂĄĆĄ SouÄek for supremacy, whoâll look to venture forward himself since heâs only lost once in ten goalscoring outings for the Czech Republic (W7, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Norway have scored first in eight of their last nine matches.[/p]