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Norway Vs Czechia Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips | Friendlies

Norway Vs Czechia Preview

  • Tournament – International Friendlies
  • Date – Friday, March 22
  • Kick-off Time – 05:00 pm GMT
  • Venue – Ullevaal Stadion, Norway

Norway will host Czechia in the first of their two friendlies this month in preparation for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. Both sides did well in the qualifiers and will compete in the continental tournament in the summer.

Norway came third in the group which included Spain, Scotland, Georgia, and Cyprus. They won three, drew two, and lost three of their 8 games in the Qualifiers. Norway have four wins in their last five games but lost their last game against Northern Ireland.

Czechia, meanwhile, have finished second in their group in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers behind Albania.

The Czech had four wins, three draws and one defeat in their 8 qualifying games and finished above Poland, Moldova, and Faroe Islands.

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Norway Vs Czechia Team News

Haaland, Odegaard and Bobb during international friendlies
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Erling Haaland, Odegaard and Oscar Bobb for Norway (Credits: Getty)

Norway are without Andreas Skov Olsen and Christian Norgaard due to their respective injuries.

Czechia, on the other hand, are missing Filip Ugrinic and Loris Benito.

Norway Vs Czechia Predicted Lineups

Norway:

Goalkeeper: E. Selvik
Defenders: J. Ryerson (RB), K. Ajer (CB), L.S. Ostigard (CB), F.A. Bjorkan (LB)
Midfielders: F. Aursnes (LM), P. Berg (CM), S. Berge (RM)
Attackers: M. Odeegard (RW), E. Haaland (ST), M. Elyounoussi (LW)

Czechia:

Goalkeeper: J. Stanek
Defenders: M. Vitik (LB), D. Zima (CB), T. Holes (RB)
Midfielders: L. Masopus (LM), T. Soucek (CM), M. Sadilek (CDM), D. Doudera (RM).
Attackers: T. Chory (LW), L. Provod (ST), A. Hlozek (RW)

Norway Vs Czechia Head-to-Head

The two sides have faced off just eight times in the past with Norway winning once and losing four to Czechia. The other three games ended in a draw.

Last five results:

Norway 1-1 Czechia – FIFA World Cup – June 10, 2017

Czechia 2-1 Norway – FIFA World Cup – November 11, 2016

Czechia 2-2 Norway – International Friendly – March 05, 2014

Norway 3-0 Czechia – International Friendly – August 10, 2011

Czechia 1-0 Norway – FIFA World Cup – November 16, 2005

Norway Vs Czechia Prediction

Norway Vs Czechia during a recent match
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Czechia players celebrating in a recent friendly (Credits: Getty)

While both sides have qualified for the UEFA 2024 Euros, Norway had a better qualifying campaign than Czechia. They are also in great form and their star players are firing for their respective clubs.

Predicted Score: Norway 2-1 Czechia 

Norway Vs Czechia Odds (subject to change)

  • Norway win – 2.25
  • Czechia win – 3.45
  • Draw – 3.26
  • Odds source – Unibet

Betting Tips

  • Norway win – 2.25

Where to Watch Norway Vs Czechia

  • India – Sony Network/SonyLiv
  • UK – Channel 4
  • US – FOX Sports
  • Norway- DAZN
  • Czechia- DAZN

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