Norway vs Austria Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Nations League

Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Nations League
• Date: Monday, Sep 09
• Kick-off Time: 06:45 pm GMT
• Venue: Ullevaal Stadion, Norway

After sharing spoils with other teams of League B Group 3 in their respective campaign openers of UEFA Nations League, Norway and Austria are scheduled to lock horns at the famous Ullevaal Stadion of Norway for their second group tie. The match is expected to be fierce and evenly poised, with both teams aiming for full points here.

Hosts Norway played a goalless draw in the first game, despite having premium attackers playing by their side. The side is surely disappointed with the points lost in the tie, but a win against Austria might pump their chances ahead.

Austria too played a 1-1 draw in the first encounter. Seasoned tactician Ralf Ragnick will look to leave no stone unturned in the next tie. The well-balanced side will only look to settle for a win and nothing else would satisfy.

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Team News

Norway national football team news

Midfielder Patrick Berg might be dropped from the game and young Sander Berge might get a start in his place. The lineup is expected to remain the same in every other aspect. The team holds a fully fit and fine squad, except for one injury, which is Oscar Bobb.

Austria national football team news

Austria have three key players out of the game owing to injury. This includes defender Kevin Danso and attacker Michael Gregoritsch, along with star side-back David Alaba, who is recovering from a knee injury. However, coach Ragnick has enough replacements for them.

Norway vs Austria Predicted Lineups

Norway national football team predicted lineup:

Nyland (GK); Ryerson, Ostigard, Hanche-Olsen, Wolfe; Myhre, Berge, Odegaard; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa

Austria national football team predicted lineup:

Pentz (GK); Mwene, Posch, Wober, Prass; Seiwald, Laimer, Sabitzer; Schmid, Arnautovic, Baumgartner

Head-to-Head

The two sides have faced off only two times in the past, with Austria winning one of those games. Norway have not tasted victory against them yet, as the only other game ended in a draw.

Last matches result:

Austria 1-1 Norway – Nations League – November 19, 2020

Austria 1-1 Norway – Nations League – September 5, 2020

Key Players to Watch out for

Erling Haaland (Norway)

One of the best in the generation, Haaland needs to take a lot of responsibility to take the Norway national football team forward. The player is dominating it in one of the toughest leagues, the Premier League. He needs to do something similar with his nation too.

Haaland didn’t score in the last game, which was disappointing to many, but in this one, he needs to strike and change things for his nation in the tournament. 

Christoph Baumgartner (Austria)

The 25-year-old RB Leipzig player didn’t get a chance to excel in the first game, but he is predicted to start in this one, in place of Patrick Wimmer. He has been an ace for the Austria national football team, scoring 16 goals to date already. He needs to make those occasional runs and penetrate inside Norway’s box in this game.

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Norway vs Austria Prediction

The Norway vs Austria tie is expected to be an intense one. The Nations League is expected to be closely fought, with a very thin line to separate the two. While hosts Norway have superstars like Haaland and Odegaard, visitors Austria have a fully balanced squad, with a genius like Ralf Ragnick guiding them. 

So, seeing the past records, current form, and evenly matched squads, the game is expected to be a draw, just like the previous scenario for both.

Predicted Score: Norway 1-1 Austria

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