Italy will remain in second place in the group unless they do something unrealistic, namely win this match by at least eight goals. Still, the team is perfect after the 0:3 loss away to Norway at the start of the qualifiers. They have won their following six matches. As hosts, they have three consecutive victories without conceding a goal and a total goal difference of 10:0. However, on Thursday, they only managed to score two goals for a 2:0 victory away against Moldova at the very end.
Deserved first place for NorwayNorway is having a fantastic qualifying campaign and will play in the World Cup for the first time since 1998. This is fully deserved after seven wins from seven matches and a goal difference of 33:4! The team is literally dominating the group. And Erling Haaland keeps scoring with 14 goals so far. He scored two more on Thursday in the home win against Estonia with a score of 4:1.
Prediction: Both teams to score: YESItaly will try to take at least partial revenge for the 0:3 loss to Norway earlier. However, the Norwegians are in top form, scoring many goals, so it wouldn't be a surprise if they score here as well. Still, I expect Italy to find the net at least this time.
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