Scotland vs Norway Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th November 2023

Scotland bid welcome to visitors Norway for their final match of the Euro 2024 qualifying, and they do so at Hampden Park.

Scotland go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Norway.

Scotland sit as number 34, while Norway enter their match this coming Sunday as number 42 in the FIFA world ranking.

It has been a brilliant campaign for Scotland, who can still top the group if they beat Norway, but their ticket for Euro 2024 is booked. Norway have been disappointing for a side containing players like Haaland and Ødegaard.

Scotland vs Norway Prediction

Scotland Form

A single point is all Scotland have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-0 and 4-1 against Spain and France respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Georgia. Scotland won twice in their past six internationals in which they also drew one and lost three. They hit the target nine times and conceded 11 goals.

Norway Form

Results have been up and down for Norway, who beat Cyprus by 0-4. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Spain, before claiming three points in a 2-0 win against Faroe Islands. Norway recorded no less than five in their previous six internationals, as well as zero draws and one defeat. They hit the target 17 themselves while allowing three goals against.

Scotland have not won any of their last four games in a row.

Scotland vs Norway Team News

Scotland will have almost all of their team present for their match against Norway at Hampden Park, with only one player in doubt.

Scotland are unable to field Che Adams this coming Sunday against Norway, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Before their next match against Scotland, Norway have three players on their list of injured and absent on Sunday.

Names like Joergen Strand Larsen, Alexander Soerloth and Martin Oedegaard most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Scotland.

Scotland vs Norway H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other, Scotland ended up taking the glory in a 2-1 win 17 June 2023. Scotland go into their upcoming match against Norway with a 43% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-2-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Scotland vs Norway Results

In two of the previous seven matches between Scotland and Norway both teams scored.

Scotland vs Norway Betting Tips

If you are looking for a player who is currently in good form, then Scott McTominay looks like your best bet. He scored three times recently for Scotland in the European Championship, while Erling Haaland registered five goals in the last six matches for Norway in the same tournament. Both of them are looking for more goals in the upcoming games.

Scotland claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Norway won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. An impressive seven of the last 10 matches on home soil for Scotland went over 2.5 goals. Of these, four even went over 3.5 goals. In six of the last 10 away games for Norway the match had more than 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came out one times.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Scotland managed an average of 0.72 goals, with Norway averaging 0.99 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Scotland saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Norway, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.