Norway vs England Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
36'Andreas Schjelderup (Martin Ødegaard)Norway
45'Jude Bellingham (Anthony Gordon)England
93'Jude Bellingham England
117'Kristoffer Ajer Norway
Match Statistics ?
Norway
England
48%
Possession
52%
4
Shots on Target
8
13
Total Shots
14
7
Corners
4
10
Fouls
8
0.77
xG
1.09
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Norway · 4-3-3
1G
26D
3D
17D
5D
10M
8M
6M
7F
9F
21F
England · 4-2-3-1
1G
2D
5D
6D
3D
4M
8M
20M
10M
18M
9F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: England
Expected: England by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Norway 18%Draw 24%England 58%
xG: 0.80Expected goalsxG: 1.65
Norway vs England looks like a England-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. England holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
52%
England to Win
Home: 23% Draw: 25% Away: 52%
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
England stronger
Norway: 1501 (#25) · England: 1674 (#5)
H2H Record ?
2–3–5
England leads
Avg 2.5 goals/game · 10 meetings
Norway
England
#2
Position ?
#1
6
Points ?
7
2W 0D 1L
Record ?
2W 1D 0L
8
Goals For ?
6
7
Goals Against ?
2
+1
Goal Diff
+4
#31
FIFA Rank ?
#4
0.4%
Win Prob ?
7.8%
L W W L W
Form ?
L W W W W
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
3 Sep 2014FriendlyEngland1–0Norway
26 May 2012FriendlyNorway0–1England
11 Oct 1995FriendlyNorway0–0England
22 May 1994FriendlyEngland0–0Norway
2 Jun 1993WC QualNorway2–0England
14 Oct 1992WC QualEngland1–1Norway
9 Sep 1981WC QualNorway2–1England
10 Sep 1980WC QualEngland4–0Norway
29 Jun 1966FriendlyNorway1–6England
18 May 1949FriendlyNorway1–4England
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Norway averaging 5.0 goals/game, England averaging 2.7. Combined 3.8 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Norway and England both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
England in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Injuries & Absences
Norway — Injuries
M. Pedersen
Injury
England — Injuries
R. James
Injury
J. Quansah
Injury
J. Henderson
Injury