World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage

Jun 6, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Ullevaal Stadion

Norway
3 - 0
Italy

Sorloth (14'), Nusa (34'), Haaland (42')
Thorsby (38'), Berg (55')

FT(HT: 3-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Norway and Italy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Italy could line up for Friday's World Cup Qualifying clash with Norway.

Form, Standings, Stats

Norway

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Israel 2-4 Norway
Tuesday, March 25 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Current League B3 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Kazakhstan	0	0	0
2	Austria	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0	0
4	Slovenia	0	0	0

Italy

All competitions

Last Game: Germany 3-3 Italy
Sunday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Current League A2 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	France	6	6	13
2	Italy	6	5	13
3	Belgium	6	-3	4
4	Israel	6	-8	4

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Norway win with a probability of 61.44%. A draw has a probability of 21.7% and a win for Italy has a probability of 16.84%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norway win is 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (11.16%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (10.33%), while for a Italy win it is 0-1 (5.42%).

Result
Norway	Draw	Italy
61.44% ( -1.21)	21.73% ( 0.69)	16.84% ( 0.52)

Both teams to score 49.97% (

-1.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.87% (

-2.05)

47.13% (

2.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.64% (

-1.93)

69.37% (

1.94)

Norway Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.17% (

-1.04)

14.83% (

1.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.87% (

-2.02)

43.13% (

2.02)

Italy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.68% (

-0.57)

41.32% (

0.58)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.16% (

-0.51)

77.84% (

0.51)

Score Analysis

Norway 61.43%

Italy 16.84%

Draw 21.73%

Norway	Draw	Italy
1-0 @ 11.69% ( 0.56) 2-0 @ 11.16% ( 0.14) 2-1 @ 9.86% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 7.1% ( -0.18) 3-1 @ 6.28% ( -0.26) 4-0 @ 3.39% ( -0.22) 4-1 @ 2.99% ( -0.25) 3-2 @ 2.77% ( -0.16) 4-2 @ 1.32% ( -0.13) 5-0 @ 1.29% ( -0.14) 5-1 @ 1.14% ( -0.14) Other @ 2.43% Total : 61.43%	1-1 @ 10.33% ( 0.34) 0-0 @ 6.13% ( 0.51) 2-2 @ 4.36% ( -0.09) Other @ 0.91% Total : 21.73%	0-1 @ 5.42% ( 0.37) 1-2 @ 4.57% ( 0.08) 0-2 @ 2.39% ( 0.13) 1-3 @ 1.35% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.28% ( -0.05) Other @ 1.83% Total : 16.84%