Norway vs Portugal Preview

Ullevaal Stadion hosts a top-of-the-table Group 4 clash on Sunday, with early Nations League leaders Norway and Portugal both unbeaten after a win apiece on matchday one. Norway’s run has swung between big moments, beginning with a 3-2 home win over Denmark in their Nations League opener. That followed an extra-time exit at the World Cup, a 1-2 defeat to England. Before that, back-to-back away wins over Brazil (2-1) and Ivory Coast (2-1) had kept the run alive, while further back a 1-4 home defeat to France opened the sample. Across these five matches Norway have taken three wins and two losses, with the France game their heaviest defeat by some margin.

Portugal come into this off a routine win, beating Wales 1-0 at home in their Nations League opener. Before that, a narrow 0-1 home defeat to Spain halted a good run and ended their World Cup dreams, one that included a 2-1 home win over Croatia and, further back, a goalless draw away at Colombia either side of a 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan. Across these five matches Portugal have taken three wins, a draw and a loss, with the Uzbekistan scoreline their most emphatic result in the sample.

Portugal hold a clear edge in this fixture, winning three of the last five meetings to Norway’s one, with a single draw completing the sample. The most recent meeting finished 3-0 to Portugal in May 2016, following a 1-0 home win in 2011. Norway’s only win in the run came 1-0 at home in September 2010, and Sunday’s game at Ullevaal Stadion is the sixth meeting in this sample — one Portugal have dominated throughout, with the earliest meeting back in 1994 finishing goalless.

Norway currently top Group 4 on goal difference, level on three points with second-placed Portugal after a win apiece on matchday one. A win at Ullevaal Stadion would take either side to six points and daylight at the top of the group.

Norway’s home clash with Portugal will be shown domestically on TV 2 Direkte and TV 2 Play, with Portuguese coverage running across Sport TV1, RTP 1, Sport TV Multiscreen, RTP Play and Match Player. UK viewers can catch it on Amazon Prime Video, while it’s available in the US via fuboTV and ViX.

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Norway — Form

Portugal — Form

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Group 4 Standings