Scoreo

Norway vs KazakhstanUEFA Nations League 2018

Norway
Norway
FT
50
HT: 30
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
A. Nusa 76'
E. Haaland 71', 37', 23'
11/17/2024UEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League · League B - 6Ullevaal Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Norway71%
×Draw19%
Kazakhstan10%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Norway
2.11
Kazakhstan
0.64

Norway creates 230% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 10 away

creates per match

Norway
1.92
Kazakhstan
0.70

allows per match

Norway
0.58
Kazakhstan
2.30

finishing

Norway+0.00on par
Kazakhstan+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Norway

Kazakhstan
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
014%
021%
030%
040%
1
1014%
119%
123%
131%
140%
2
2014%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
3010%
316%
322%
330%
340%
4
405%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Norway or draw
90%
Norway or Kazakhstan
81%
Draw or Kazakhstan
29%

Winning margin

Norway wins by 2+
46%
Kazakhstan wins by 2+
2%

Team goals

Norway 1+ goals
88%
Norway 2+ goals
62%
Norway 3+ goals
35%
Kazakhstan 1+ goals
47%
Kazakhstan 2+ goals
14%
Kazakhstan 3+ goals
3%

Draw no bet

Norway (draw refunded)
88%
Kazakhstan (draw refunded)
12%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
Both score & under 3
9%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Norway at homecreates 1.92, concedes 0.58 · 12 matches

Kazakhstan awaycreates 0.70, concedes 2.30 · 10 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Norway attack 1.92 + Kazakhstan defence 2.30 → ÷2 → 2.11

Kazakhstan attack 0.70 + Norway defence 0.58 → ÷2 → 0.64

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 71%?"

Norway scores more
71%
level
19%
Kazakhstan scores more
10%

Norway at 71% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 71% does not mean "Norway will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

9
E. HaalandNorwayNorway · F
10.0

Possession

62%Norway

Shots

24Norway

Pass accuracy

52%Norway

Statistics

NorwayKazakhstan
Overview
62%Possession38%
24Total Shots8
11Corners3
8Fouls16
Shots
24Total Shots8
9On Target0
10Off Target2
5Blocked6
16Inside Box5
8Outside Box3
Passing
62%Possession38%
607Total Passes368
546Accurate Passes306
90%Pass Accuracy83%
Goalkeeping
0Saves4
Discipline
8Fouls16
0Yellow Cards2
1Offsides3

Norway 5 – 0 Kazakhstan

Norway beat Kazakhstan 5-0 in UEFA Nations League on November 17, 2024.

Goals: E. Haaland (23', 37', 71'), A. Sørloth (41'), A. Nusa (76').

Norway controlled possession (62%) and registered 24 shots to 8.

The match was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo.