World Cup: Norway vs France – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Norway and France who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Norway take on France at Boston Stadium in their third match at the World Cup. The last game of the group stage takes place this coming Friday.

Following two rounds of matches in the group stage, Norway sit as number two with six points, while France collected six points as number one. Norway arrive at this match placed as number 31 in the FIFA world ranking, while France lack behind as number 3 in the world.

Form: Norway vs France

Norway Form

Their last three matches saw Norway drawing 1-1 with Morocco, before taking out Iraq by 1-4, and Senegal by 3-2. Norway achieved success in six of their last 10 internationals in all competitions, while three ended in a draw and one in defeat.

France Form

In their last three matches, France first beat Northern Ireland 3-1, then Senegal by 3-1 and finally Iraq by 3-0. France have been quite formidable, winning eight of their last 10 internationals overall, with one draw in between. They suffered defeat only one time in this run.

Betting stats and facts for Norway and France

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

In-form players: Norway vs France

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Kylian Mbappe has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up at Boston Stadium on 26th June at 21:00, it is because France bank on him to build on these numbers against Norway. The latter relies on Erling Haaland, who found the target four times in six games for his country.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Norway won six times, drew three and lost one time. France claimed eight wins, drew one time and lost one in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Norway did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Amazingly, Norway are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat. France didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Norway scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. France got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Norway games Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games France played. France should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as Norway only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. France claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Norway’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in ten of the last 10 matches France played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals themselves during this run. France are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.

Betting prediction: Norway vs France

To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Norway vs France mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.