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Norway vs WalesUEFA Nations League 2018

Norway
Norway
Preview
17:00
Wales
Wales
Big match
56%
Norway
model favours
56%25%19%

Top-of-the-table clash — Norway 1 vs Wales 1

brightest fact of this match

1–0
likely score
58%
under 2.5 goals
43%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

Norway56%
×Draw25%
Wales19%
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
1.56
Wales
0.79

Norway creates 97% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 10 away

creates per match

Norway
1.92
Wales
1.00

allows per match

Norway
0.58
Wales
1.20

finishing

Norway+0.00on par
Wales+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Norway

Wales
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1015%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2012%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Norway or draw
81%
Norway or Wales
75%
Draw or Wales
44%

Winning margin

Norway wins by 2+
29%
Wales wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Norway 1+ goals
79%
Norway 2+ goals
46%
Norway 3+ goals
21%
Wales 1+ goals
55%
Wales 2+ goals
19%
Wales 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Norway (draw refunded)
75%
Wales (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Wales awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.20 · 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 + Wales defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.56

Wales attack 1.00 + Norway defence 0.58 → ÷2 → 0.79

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 56%?"

Norway scores more
56%
level
25%
Wales scores more
19%

Norway at 56% 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 56% 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.

Match Insights

  • Norway and Wales have never met before

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Norway
Possession-dominant
Wales
Balanced
56%Possession52%
84%Pass accuracy83%
15.2ShotsBiggest gap10.1
xG
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
NorwayWales

Head-to-head

First-ever meeting

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Norway
DWWLW
Wales
LDDLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Norway host Wales

November 14, 2026: Norway take on Wales in UEFA Nations League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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