World Cup: Norway vs Senegal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 2 match between Norway and Senegal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Norway are getting ready to clash with Senegal on Tuesday at New York/New Jersey Stadium. The match is played as one of the games in round two of the group stage at the World Cup.

Following the first round of the World Cup group stage, Norway are number three on zero points, while Senegal have zero points as number four. Norway arrive at this match placed as number 31 in the FIFA world ranking, while Senegal lack behind as number 15 in the world.

Team form: Norway vs Senegal

Norway Form

In their last three matches, Norway won 3-1 against Sweden, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Morocco. They were back on top last time out, defeating Iraq 1-4. Norway won six of the their past 10 international matches, while drawing three of those games. Unfortunately, they experienced defeat in one matches.

Senegal Form

Senegal only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 3-2 defeat against USA. Then a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia followed, before France claimed a 3-1 victory. Senegal achieved a win in six of their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, while drawing one and being defeated in three defeats of the matches.

Betting stats for Norway and Senegal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Norway and Senegal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Norway vs Senegal

Erling Haaland is the most prolific scorer for his national team, with four goals in six international matches. Norway will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Senegal will be looking up to Sadio Mane, hoping he can add to his current total of two national team goals in his last six games.

Popular markets: Norway vs Senegal

Full-time result

Norway claimed all three points six times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Senegal have won six of their last 10 games, while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Norway are on an amazing streak of now 13 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Norway scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Senegal scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Senegal managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Norway’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Senegal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.

Suggested bet: Norway vs Senegal

To sum up, the upcoming match between Norway and Senegal seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.