Norway and Malta meet at Ullevaal Stadion, in a match for this phase of the Qualification for the European Championship (Qualifying Round). There is only a record of 1 recent direct confrontation between these two teams, on 10-10-2015, which ended Norway’s victory by (2‑0). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Norway has considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Norway :
After 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 5 points won. In the last match, he won by (0-2) away against the Faroe Islands, after in the previous match, having drawn by (2-2) at home with Romania. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 15 suffered. In the last 8 games played at home for all competitions, Norway won 6 and drew 2. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has marked regularly, since he always scored at least one goal in the last 4 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 8 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 5 in 8 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 comeback.
Norway is trying to climb places in the leaderboard of its group, so it is important to look for all three points in this round. In need of a good result, the Norwegian team must attack, seeking victory from the first minutes. In the last round, Norway was defeated away from home by the Faroe Islands, by 2×0. The coach must go to the field with full force for this match.
Malta :
After 1 win and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 3 points won. In the last match, he lost by (0-4) at home against Romania, after in the previous match, he lost by (3-0) away with Sweden. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses as a visitor, with 7 goals scored and 31 suffered; against 1 victory, 4 draws and 10 losses in his stadium, with 7 goals scored and 34 suffered. In the last 8 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Malta drew 2 and lost 6. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches, and his attack has not been very effective, since he did not score goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 7 of the last 8 matches they have finished with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that marks few times is primeiro and that only managed to open the scoring in 3 of its last 15 games, of these 3 it came to rest in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 15 games, never got the comeback in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Malta needs to make a good exhibition in the field, knowing how to defend hard, to close the spaces to its rival, while looking for spaces to counterattack. Malta’s goal is to get at least one draw in this match, which will be celebrated if it happens. In the last match in the competition, the team was defeated by Romania by the 4×0 score. The coach must go to the field with a competitive team.
