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Italy vs Norway Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 4

Pio Esposito 11′2nd

1stAntonio Nusa 63′Erling Haaland 78′, 79′Jørgen Strand Larsen 90+3′

Player of the matchErling HaalandNOR · 2 goals · 91′ played · 5 duels won · 2 shots (2 on target) · 3 recoveries

8.5
Table · 18 v 24 pts
2nd1st

WC Qualification EuropeMatchday 10Stadio Giuseppe MeazzaRef A. Hernández Hernández

Events

ITA 1–4 NOR · 4–2 yellow
  1. Full time 1–4
  2. Jørgen Strand LarsenYellow card
  3. Jørgen Strand Larsen1–4Goal · left foot · assist Morten Thorsby
  4. Leo Østigårdfor David Møller Wolfe
  5. Jørgen Strand Larsenfor Erling Haaland
  6. Samuele Riccifor Alessandro Bastoni
  7. Alessandro Buongiornofor Nicolò Barella
  8. Mattia Zaccagnifor Pio Esposito
  9. Gianluca Scamaccafor Manuel Locatelli
  10. Erling Haaland1–3Goal · left foot · assist Morten Thorsby
  11. Erling Haaland1–2Goal · left foot · assist Oscar Bobb
  12. Oscar Bobbfor Alexander Sørloth
  13. Thelo Aasgaardfor Kristian Thorstvedt
  14. Erling HaalandYellow card
  15. Pio EspositoYellow card
  16. Bryan Cristantefor Davide Frattesi
  17. Alessandro BastoniYellow card
  18. Morten Thorsbyfor Patrick Berg
  19. Antonio Nusa1–1Goal · left foot · assist Alexander Sørloth
  20. Half-time 1–0
  21. Nicolò BarellaYellow card
  22. Yohan BoliYellow card
  23. Pio Esposito1–0Goal · right foot · assist Federico Dimarco

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Pio EspositoITA4 (2)
  2. Antonio NusaNOR3 (2)
  3. Federico DimarcoITA3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Federico DimarcoITA2
  2. Morten ThorsbyNOR2
  3. Antonio NusaNOR1

Progressive passes

  1. Giovanni Di LorenzoITA73 (94%)
  2. Manuel LocatelliITA72 (91%)
  3. Gianluca ManciniITA70 (99%)

Final-third passes

  1. Ørjan NylandNOR15
  2. Manuel LocatelliITA14
  3. Federico DimarcoITA9

Duels won

  1. Antonio NusaNOR8/11
  2. Alexander SørlothNOR7/14
  3. Pio EspositoITA6/11

Referee

A. Hernández Hernández
Cards / match
5.09this match 6 (+0.91)
Yellows / match
4.76
Reds / match
0.33
Penalties / match
0.4332% of matches
Fouls / match
25

2.28Home 2.28 vs Away 2.47 yellows/match · 18–15 red · 7 coach cards2.47

42%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 18%40%

home winsaway wins
With Italy
1-0-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 120 career matches (99 with card data).

Matchday 10

WC Qualification Europe · the other 10 games
  1. Hungary2–3Republic of Ireland
  2. Portugal9–1Armenia
  3. Azerbaijan1–3France
  4. Ukraine2–0Iceland
  5. Albania0–2England
  6. Serbia2–1Latvia
  7. Israel4–1Moldova
  8. Malta2–3Poland
  9. Czech Republic6–0Gibraltar
  10. Germany6–0Slovakia
WC Qualification Europe fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 1–0half-time

    The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before 0–4 after the break (1–4 full time).

  • 2-0-1prior H2H

    Entering this match, Italy held a 2-0-1 record across 3 previous meetings with Norway.

Team stats

6 figures
Italyfull timeNorway
  1. 2Big chances created3
  2. 1Big chances missed1
  3. 87%Forward passes %79%
  4. 67Passes in final third46
  5. 33Ball recoveries41
  6. 92Possession lost93

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Italy3-5-26.55 avg rating 7.094-5-1Norway
  1. 15.9Gianluigi Donnarumma96′
  1. 225.9Giovanni Di Lorenzo96′
  2. 236.1Gianluca Mancini96′
  3. 216.0Alessandro BastoniYC ↓86′
  1. 76.8Matteo Politano96′
  2. 86.3Davide Frattesi↓68′
  3. 57.1Manuel Locatelli↓79′
  4. 186.5Nicolò BarellaYC ↓86′
  5. 37.9Federico DimarcoA 96′
  1. 96.4Mateo Retegui96′
  2. 157.3Pio EspositoG YC ↓79′
  1. 17.1Ørjan Nyland96′
  1. 56.4David Møller Wolfe↓89′ 91′
  2. 176.8Torbjørn Heggem96′
  3. 36.8Kristoffer Ajer96′
  4. 146.7Julian Ryerson96′
  1. 208.4Antonio NusaG 96′
  2. 187.0Kristian Thorstvedt↓75′
  3. 86.8Sander Berge96′
  4. 66.6Patrick Berg↓64′
  5. 76.9Alexander SørlothA ↓76′
  1. 98.5Erling Haaland2G YC ↓89′ 91′
  1. 4Alessandro BuongiornoDF · ↑86′
  2. 6Samuele RicciMF · ↑86′
  3. 11Gianluca ScamaccaFW · ↑79′6.5
  4. 16Bryan CristanteMF · ↑68′6.4
  5. 20Mattia ZaccagniMF · ↑79′6.3
  6. 2Raoul BellanovaDF
  7. 10Giacomo RaspadoriFW
  8. 12Marco CarnesecchiGK
  9. 13Matteo GabbiaDF
  10. 14Guglielmo VicarioGK
  11. 17Riccardo OrsoliniFW
  12. 19Andrea CambiasoDF

SubstitutesG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 2Morten ThorsbyMF · 2A ↑64′7.8
  2. 4Leo ØstigårdDF · ↑89′
  3. 11Jørgen Strand LarsenFW · G YC ↑89′7.3
  4. 22Oscar BobbMF · A ↑76′7.0
  5. 23Thelo AasgaardMF · ↑75′6.6
  6. 10Andreas SchjelderupFW
  7. 12Mathias DyngelandGK
  8. 13Sander TangvikGK
  9. 15Fredrik BjørkanDF
  10. 16Marcus PedersenDF
  11. 19Kristian ArnstadMF
  12. 21Sondre LangåsDF

Table after full time

WC Qualification Europe 2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Norway88-0-037:5+32241st
2Italy86-0-221:12+9182nd
3Israel84-0-419:20-1123rd
4Estonia81-1-68:21-1344th
5Moldova80-1-75:32-2715th
Italy
2nd18 → 18 pts
Norway
1st21 → 24 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Italyall competitionsNorway
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.87Goals per game (both sides)4.13
  3. 93%Over 1.580%
  4. 80%Over 2.573%
  5. 53%Over 3.553%
  6. 60%Both teams scored47%
  7. 33%Clean sheets53%
  8. 7%Failed to score7%
  9. Italy at home v Norway away
  10. 7Played6
  11. 4Won4
  12. 1Drawn1
  13. 2Lost1
  14. 18-8Goals (for-against)15-8
  15. 1.86Points per game2.17
  16. 86%Over 2.567%
  17. 43%Clean sheets50%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 13-111st-half goals (for-against)25-4
  20. 24-102nd-half goals (for-against)25-8
  21. 65%Goals after half-time50%
  22. 87%Goal before half-time80%
  23. 8-4-3Half-time W-D-L9-5-1

How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 10 of 11
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Capacity
75,817 · grass
Weather
12 °C · moderate rain · humidity 94%
Referee
A. Hernández Hernández

Match summary

Norway beat Italy 4-1 in the WC Qualification Europe, Group Stage.

Before kickoff, Italy (2nd) and Norway (1st) were level on 15 points in the table. Italy had won 6 matches in a row before this one. Norway had gone 11 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Italy won 2 and Norway won 1, with 0 draws (3 goals per game).

Norway trailed 0-1 at half-time and won 4-1. Goals came from Pio Esposito (11') for Italy and Antonio Nusa (63'), Erling Haaland (78', 79') and Jørgen Strand Larsen (90') for Norway.

Italy — live results and scheduleNorway — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.55 v 7.09
  1. Erling HaalandNOR8.5
  2. Antonio NusaNOR8.4
  3. Federico DimarcoITA7.9
  4. Pio EspositoITA7.3
  5. Ørjan NylandNOR7.1

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2004

2-0-1Italy W-D-L · goals 4:5

2 ITA0 draws1 NOR
With Italy at home
2-0-0 (4:2)
Goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
100%
Both teams scored
67%
Won by the host
100%
  1. Norway3–0ItalyWC Qualification Europe
  2. Italy2–1NorwayEuro Qualification
  3. Italy2–1NorwayWC Qualification Europe

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Italy3d restequal rest · old → new3d restNorway
  1. 1-3L17 Nov
  2. 1-2L20 Mar
  3. 3-3D23 Mar
  4. 0-3L6 Jun
  5. 2-0W9 Jun
  6. 5-0W5 Sep
  7. 5-4W8 Sep
  8. 3-1W11 Oct
  9. 3-0W14 Oct
  10. 2-0W13 Nov

6-1-3goals 25:161.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 5-0W17 Nov
  2. 5-0W22 Mar
  3. 4-2W25 Mar
  4. 3-0W6 Jun
  5. 1-0W9 Jun
  6. 1-0W4 Sep
  7. 11-1W9 Sep
  8. 5-0W11 Oct
  9. 1-1D14 Oct
  10. 4-1W13 Nov

9-1-0goals 40:52.80pts/game

  1. AMoldova2–0
  2. HIsrael3–0
  3. AEstonia3–1
  4. AIsrael5–4
  5. HEstonia5–0

latest 5

  1. HEstonia4–1
  2. HNew Zealand1–1
  3. HIsrael5–0
  4. HMoldova11–1
  5. HFinland1–0
Show older matches
  1. HMoldova2–0
  2. ANorway0–3
  3. AGermany3–3
  4. HGermany1–2
  5. HFrance1–3

older

  1. AEstonia1–0
  2. HItaly3–0
  3. AIsrael4–2
  4. AMoldova5–0
  5. HKazakhstan5–0

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

24%Model · draw 19%57%

Projected goals
1.71 – 2.64total 4.35 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–2 7.7%1–3 6.8%2–2 6.6%
OutcomeModelHappened
Italy win24%No
Draw19%No
Norway win57%Yes
Over 1.5 goals93%Yes
Over 2.5 goals80%Yes
Over 3.5 goals62%Yes
Both teams to score76%Yes
Italy clean sheet7%No
Norway clean sheet18%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

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