Slovenia vs Norway Predictions

• Norway have seen three or more goals scored in 11 of their last 15 games
• Slovenia have scored twice or more in six of their last eight home matches
• Norway have plenty of attacking talent beyond Haaland, but they lost their previous away trip 5-1

Top-heavy Norway can expect more goals

Norway followed up 2-1 and 3-0 victories over Austria and Slovenia respectively with a 5-1 thumping in Austria last month. That’s left Norway tied with those other two nations on seven points heading into the final two rounds of fixtures.

Despite the tight standings, Norway’s matches aren’t expected to suddenly become cagey. While they’re seen as the Erling Haaland team, there’s a lot more attacking depth to the side than that.

Haaland, of course, has 34 strikes in 37 international appearances but he’s not doing everything on his own. He’s joined up top by Atletico Madrid forward Alexander Sorloth and Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. RB Leipzig’s Antonio Nusa is another electric attacking talent, while Fulham’s Sander Berge can keep things ticking over in Martin Odegaard’s absence.

However, they’re not quite as strong defensively and that’s an area Slovenia can exploit. The visitors have conceded three times in visits to Scotland and Denmark across their last three trips, while they lost 2-1 when these two sides met in 2022.

Norway have seen over 2.5 goals land in 11 of their last 15 matches, while Slovenia have scored twice or more in six of their last eight at home. Goals should be on the cards here and over 2.5 is well-priced despite this being an encounter between Haaland and his Salzburg replacement Benjamin Sesko.