Norway vs Estonia prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-12 17:00.
[p]Norway can all but secure their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a win here over Estonia, whose own qualification hopes have long since faded.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]As one of only three UEFA nations with a 100% win rate in this World Cup qualification (WCQ) cycle, Norway are thoroughly deserving of the long-awaited finals appearance that is within their reach. They have been by far the most prolific goalscorers, amassing 29 goals in their six wins, backed up by two clean sheets on home soil and one away to their upcoming opponents. A win here would make their goal difference superiority over second-placed Italy practically unassailable ahead of their H2H clash, and with the Norwegians boasting eight wins from their last nine home games (D1), there’s little standing in the way of their first World Cup appearance since 1998.[/p]
[p]Making their final appearance of this WCQ cycle, Estonia can do no better or worse than their current fourth place position. The most that they can strive for now is to improve upon their 2022 WCQ record (W1, D1, L6) which was their worst campaign of this century, and need just one more point to do so. The chances of that appear remote on the basis of their four WCQ points coming only against last-placed Moldova, particularly given that WCQ victory in Moldova was their only regulation time win from their last 16 games on foreign soil (D3, L12).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Norway’s 1-0 win in the reverse fixture was the first H2H since 2016. Estonia have won just one of the eight previous meetings (D2, L5).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Norway kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight wins.[/p]
[p]Eight of Norway’s last ten wins came by a 2+ goal margin.[/p]
[p]Estonia have failed to score in just two of their seven games in this WCQ cycle.[/p]
[p]Estonia were level at half-time in seven of their last ten games (HT: W2, L1)[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Norway’s Erling Haaland is an unparalleled threat with 12 goals in this WCQ cycle alone – more than most other national teams – whilst scoring in an incredible 15 of his last 16 games for club and country. Rauno Sappinen was on target against Italy in the last window and has followed that up by scoring in four of his last five club games for Flora (G7). [/p]
[p]Martin Ødegaard remains sidelined for Norway, whilst Estonia defender Joonas Tamm is out with injury. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Against a low-ranked side with little to play for, Norway should storm into the World Cup with a 3+ goal winning margin. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]