Norway vs Czech Republic prediction, odds & betting tips 22/03/2024

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Norway - Czech Republic

International Match

Norway and Czech Republic meet for the first time since 2017 this week and we're expecting a tight and tense encounter between two very evenly matched sides.

Whenever Erling Haaland is on the pitch he is the favourite player to score but both of these teams have goals throughout midfield and attack and you can find all our goalscoring tips in our betting insights area.

Norway vs Czech Republic predictions: A close game expected

Key Stats

• Two of the last three meetings between Norway and the Czech Republic have ended in stalemates, while Norway's last game against Scotland ended all square and two of the Czech Republic's last three away games have ended in draws.
• The last meeting between these two countries ended in a 1-1 draw and both teams head into this game having lost just one of their last six matches in all competitions.
• Erling Haaland top-scored for Norway in the Euro 2024 qualifiers with six goals and has netted 27 in 29 caps for the Scandinavians.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds favour Norway

• HOME: 1/1 (2.00) – 50%
• DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
• AWAY: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Norway are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 50%, but we are expecting a close and competitive 90 minutes between the two countries.

Norway played out a 3-3 draw with Scotland in their last game and have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six fixtures, while the Czech Republic beat Moldova 3-0 in their last game and have picked up two wins, three draws and one defeat from their last six.

For more football betting tips on the game, check out the Both Teams to Score market. You can back BTTS in this game at 4/5 (1.80) which has a probability of 55.6%, while a bet on BTTS – No is priced at 10/11 (1.91) with a probability of 52.4%.

Last five H2Hs: The Czech Republic dominate 

Europe - World Cup Qualifying 10/06/17

Norway

1

Czech Republic

1

Europe - World Cup Qualifying 11/11/16

Czech Republic

2

Norway

1

Norway have only managed to beat the Czech Republic once before, back in 2011, and have drawn three and lost four of the pair's previous eight encounters.

Team news and form guide

Norway: Lost one of last six

Birger Meling, Ola Solbakken, Fredrik Aursnes, Morten Thorsby and Mats Møller Dæhli have all missed out on selection for the latest Norway side but Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard are both fit and ready to play.

Predicted lineup: Nyland (GK), Ajer, Ryerson, Bjørkan, Østigård, Pedersen, Berg, Berge, Ødegaard, Haaland & Elyounoussi

UEFA Nations League B 17/11/24

W

Kazakhstan

0

Norway

5

UEFA Nations League B 14/11/24

W

Slovenia

1

Norway

4

UEFA Nations League B 13/10/24

L

Austria

5

Norway

1

UEFA Nations League B 10/10/24

W

Slovenia

0

Norway

3

UEFA Nations League B 09/09/24

W

Austria

1

Norway

2

Czech Republic: Drawn three of last six

The visitors will be without the likes of Tomáš Vaclík, Jakub Brabec, Vladimír Coufal, Alex Král, Lukáš Masopust, Václav Černý, Jaromír Zmrhal and Jan Kuchta for the game against Norway this week.

Predicted lineup: Staněk (GK), Zima, Vitík, Holeš, Masopust, Provod, Souček, Sadílek, Douděra, Chorý & Hložek

UEFA Nations League B 19/11/24

W

Georgia

1

Czech Republic

2

UEFA Nations League B 16/11/24

D

Albania

0

Czech Republic

0

UEFA Nations League B 14/10/24

D

Ukraine

1

Czech Republic

1

UEFA Nations League B 11/10/24

W

Albania

0

Czech Republic

2

UEFA Nations League B 10/09/24

W

Ukraine

2

Czech Republic

3

Player to watch – Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland scored six goals in six appearances for Norway in 2023 and will be looking to continue where he left off in Norway's first international game of 2024.

Just like at club level, Haaland bangs in the goals for Norway and has a great record of 27 goals in 29 caps for his country. The Man City striker scored his first goal for Norway in 2020 against Austria and his most recent goals came away at Cyrpus in October 2023.

Norway's star striker has a fantastic goal record

We're expecting Haaland to lead by example on Friday against the Czech Republic in what should be a close and competitive match that we have predicted will end in a draw. Despite Norway's failure to qualify for Euro 2024 in Germany, we're backing Haaland and co to give it their all in this friendly match and you just wouldn't bet against the goal machine scoring in this game.