Scotland-Norway is a match on the tenth day of Group A of Euro 2024 qualifiers and is played Sunday at 8:45 p.m.: predictions.
Scotland’s dream of finishing in first place in Group A has all but faded after the Britons drew in Georgia last Thursday. Getting ahead of heavily favored Spain, after getting caught up and squandering a huge lead, was a tall order, but in the event of a win over the Georgians, Steve Clarke’s men perhaps had a few more chances.
In contrast, in Tbilisi the Tartan Army, already qualified directly for Euro 2024 with two rounds in advance, had to deal with a Kvaratskhelia in a state of grace: the striker of the Scudetto-winning Napoli team rose to prominence by scoring a brace. And it was only thanks to Shankland’s goal in mid-recovery (2-2) that Scotland managed to avoid what would have been its second defeat in these qualifiers. There was no shortage of protests by McTominay and his teammates against the referee, who was guilty – according to them – of not properly sanctioning the 32 fouls (!) committed by the Georgians during the match. In any case, Scotland continues not to be masters of their own destiny: to overtake Spain they must compulsorily beat Norway and hope for a Georgian hit in Valladolid.
Norway disappointed again
The Clarke-led selection, which is preparing to take part in its second European Championship after being eliminated at the group stage in the 2020 traveling edition, will instead close its campaign at Hampden Park against disappointing Norway.
It will indeed be a shame not to see a player of Haaland’s caliber at a major international event such as the one Germany will host in the summer: after missing the World Cup, the Manchester City slinger will also stay home during the upcoming European Championships. His national team, despite a far from low squad quality, has failed once again and will not even have recourse to the playoff bailout, having failed to shine in the last Nations League. The Scandinavians lost all their direct clashes, limiting themselves to beating only Cyprus (twice) and Georgia in the return match.
The prediction
Norway played a friendly with the Faroe Islands (2-0) during the week.Haaland did not enter until the second half due to the flare-up of an ankle problem. The Manchester City striker will also be left to rest in Scotland on the instructions of the medical team. Hosts slightly favored in a “pointless” match for league purposes, with the fate of the two teams already sealed: both are expected to score.
The probable lineups of Scotland-Norway
SCOTLAND (3-4-2-1): Kelly; Porteous, McKenna, Cooper; Ralston, Armstrong, McGregor, Taylor; McGinn, McTominay; Shankland.
NORWAY (4-3-3): Dyngeland; Ryerson, Ostigard, Ajer, Wolfe; Berge, Berg, Aursnes; Bobb, Larsen, Elyounoussi.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
