Spain and Norway meet in the first stage of the preliminary European Championship for the European Championship in 2020. Confrontation will be held on Saturday, at 19:45, on Estadio de Mestalla.
The two representatives have met three times to date. The first success came to Norway in 2000, a 1-0 win in the European Championship, while the Iberians took revenge in the next two games, which they won 2-1 on their own teteren and 3-0 away, both being disputed in 2003.
The Nordic National Team had excellent performances in the previous year, when they suffered a single failure, registered in the UEFA Nations League, 0-1 in Bulgaria. However, we have to mention that these results were due to the fact that Norway did not meet any redoubtable opponents, the most powerful teams they met were Iceland and Slovenia.
On the other hand, the Spaniards had a very active 2018, one in which they were eliminated in the 8th World Championship final, in front of Russia, after the 11 meter kicks. In addition to the duels of the final tournament, the Iberians have played some very interesting games, most of them in the UEFA Nations League, where they met England and Croatia, doubles that brought them two victories, but also two defeats. Also in March last year, Spain managed to manage Argentina’s one of the most dramatic defeats in history, 6-1 in a friendly match disputed on Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
Probable teams:
Spain: De Gea – Roberto, Ramos, Martinez, Gaya – Ceballos, Busquets, Niguez – Moreno, Morata, Muniain;
Norway: Jarstein – Elabdellaoui, Rosted, Nordveit, Aleesami – Johansen, Selnaes, Henriksen, Elyounoussi – King, Kamara;
The Iberian defensive was not remarkable in recent matches, but this was also due to the important names encountered by Luis Enrique’s team. Norway has shown that it may be an inconvenient opponent, but not a national one like Spain, which can dominate possession without allowing opponents to reach very often near David De Gea. We rely on a winning success by the host team.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,50
