Norway and Panama meet at Ullevaal Stadion, in a friendly match. This will be the 4th of the year for Norway, after the previous ones against Iceland, Albania and Australia. In the case of Panama, this is their 5th friendly of the year, after having already faced Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Switzerland and Denmark. These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Norway:
This is the 4th friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which they registered the following results: Iceland (2-3) Norway, Albania (0-1) Norway and Norway (4-1) Australia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 8 home matches Norway has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 8 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Norway comes to this game with a win against Iceland, by 2-3, thus adding the third victory followed in friendly games of preparation. We remember that the Norwegians did not get access to the 2018 World Cup. In this game against Panama, coach Lars Lagerbäck must act in 4-4-2, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks. Martin Odegaard is one of the most important players of the Norwegian team, since this player has great technical quality and speed. Everything indicates that the coach has all the players at his disposal.
Panama:
This is the visitor’s 5th friendly match of the year, after previous friendlies in which they registered the following results: Panama (0-0) Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago (0-1) Panama, Switzerland (6-0) Panama and Denmark (1-0) Panama. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 8 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Panama has 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. Their attack needs improving, seeing as they have not scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 16 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 15 games, he only got 2 comebacks in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The selection of Panama comes to this friendly with a scoreless draw against Northern Ireland, adding in this way the following encounter without losing in friendly games. In this game of preparation against Norway, coach Hernán Gómez must play in 4-2-3-1, with Blas Pérez being the most offensive reference of the visiting team. However, the selection of Panama must opt for a more cautious strategy, since the opponent has great technical and tactical quality. For this game the coach does not have great absences.
PREDICTION: Norway to win @ 1.70
