Italy vs Norway Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th November 2025
An important game awaits league-leaders Norway this coming Sunday, when they travel to face Italy, their closest rival in the World Cup Qualification standings. No doubt, we have a thrilling encounter on the horizon at San Siro. Italy lost to 3-0 Norway in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Italy dished out the match before that.
Italy are number 2 in the table on 18 points after seven matches. Norway rank as number 1 with 21 points after seven matches played.
Italy scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded ten goals, an average of one and pulled off five clean sheets.
Norway average 3.5 goals per game, scoring 35 times, while conceding six. That makes an average of 0.6 per game, with clean sheet in six as well in their previous ten matches.
Italy vs Norway Prediction
Italy Form
Italy swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-3 against Estonia. They went on to defeat Israel 3-0 and made it three on the spin against Moldova in a 0-2 victory. Italy claimed four wins in their last six World Cup Qualification matches at the San Siro. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded two and scored 16 goals.
Norway Form
In their last three matches, Norway first beat Moldova 11-1, then Israel by 5-0 and finally Estonia by 4-1. Norway claimed 13 points in their last six World Cup Qualification matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored 13 goals themselves.
Italy are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at San Siro against visitors Norway.
Italy earned zero points from their last one matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed zero wins, following zero goals scored while also conceding three. Norway have a supreme history in their last one games against fellow teams from the top six. They claimed three points, better than any other top six side in the World Cup Qualification this season, . They won zero matches while scoring three goals to zero against.
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Italy vs Norway Stats
- In 12 of the last 14 Italy matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Italy have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Italy have won the last 4 matches in a row in the World Cup Qualification while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Italy have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Italy have won the last 5 matches in a row in the World Cup Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Norway have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the World Cup Qualification while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Norway away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Norway away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Norway have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the World Cup Qualification and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Norway have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the World Cup Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Italy vs Norway Team News
Italy are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Norway. Alessandro Bastoni gets a day off from the Italy squad, as he serves out a suspension.
Norway face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Italy. Sander Berge and Kristian Arnstad racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Norway travelling party for their next match.
Oscar Bobb won't be travelling with Norway this time, as he nurses an injury.
Italy vs Norway H2H
Italy were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Norway, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though. Italy enter the match against Norway with a 3-1-2 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Italy vs Norway Results
In the last six matches between Italy and Norway, both teams to score came up two times.
Italy vs Norway Betting Tips
Look no further than Mateo Retegui, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target five times lately for Italy, while Erling Haaland managed 12 goals in the last half dozen matches for Norway across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Italy won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Norway won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost two in this run. Italy managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Norway have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.
In the last six encounters between Italy and Norway over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Italy averaged 0.99 goals a game. Norway scored an average of 1.01 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Italy, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Norway, who scored four times on average in these matches.