Slovenia vs Norway prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League B betting tips on match 2024-11-13 19:45.
[p]Slovenia were unbeaten in 90 minutes across 12 games (W5, D7) prior to their defeat away against Norway last month, with that 3-0 loss among the worst results of Matjaž Kek’s six-year tenure to date. The Dragons bounced back to beat Kazakhstan a few days later though (1-0), and have put themselves back into contention for promotion out of Group B3 in the UEFA Nations League (UNL) with just two games of the campaign remaining.[/p]
[p]Slovenia sit in third spot in the group, but only kept out of the top two due to the head-to-head records of the top three. All seven of the points they’ve picked up so far in this UNL campaign (W2, D1) have come in games that have seen them net first, so a quick start here would be ideal. Kek’s side will be aware that victory could take them top of the group depending on the result of the other game, and know it would definitely see them at least second heading into the final game, a tough fixture away to Austria.[/p]
[p]Visitors Norway currently top the group with seven points (W2, D1) and Ståle Solbakken’s side just need to avoid defeat here to ensure they’ll remain in the top two ahead of the final game. Confidence though will be low having been thumped 5-1 in Austria last time out, with that by far the worst defeat of his near four-year reign.[/p]
[p]Conceding four unanswered second-half goals, that humbling will no doubt have heightened fears of a third consecutive failed attempt at promotion from Division B in the UNL, but those woes may be tempered given Norway’s record of just two defeats in their last 12 H2Hs with Slovenia (W7, D3). In that sequence, the Scandinavians have chalked up six clean sheets and netted 2+ goals six times, too.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Defender Erik Janža got the assist for both of Slovenia’s last two goals, with those both coming in the second half. Alexander Sørloth has recorded at least one goal involvement in each of Norway’s last three games, including a goal and an assist in last month’s reverse game.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just one of Slovenia’s last six internationals saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]