Norway vs Senegal Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
43'M. Pedersen Norway
48'E. Haaland (M. Odegaard)Norway
53'I. Sarr (S. Mane)Senegal
58'E. Haaland (P. Berg)Norway
90'I. Sarr (N. Jackson)Senegal
Match Statistics ?
Norway
Senegal
42%
Possession
58%
7
Shots on Target
4
13
Total Shots
16
5
Corners
4
13
Fouls
5
2.10
xG
1.70
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Norway · 4-3-3
1G
26D
3D
17D
5D
10M
8M
14M
7F
9F
20F
Senegal · 4-2-3-1
16G
15D
3D
19D
25D
5M
26M
18M
8M
10M
11F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Norway 23%Draw 26%Senegal 51%
xG: 0.93Expected goalsxG: 1.52
Norway vs Senegal looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Senegal stronger
Norway: 1501 (#25) · Senegal: 1597 (#11)
H2H Record ?
0–0–1
Senegal leads
Avg 3.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
Norway
Senegal
#2
Position ?
#3
6
Points ?
3
2W 0D 1L
Record ?
1W 0D 2L
8
Goals For ?
8
7
Goals Against ?
6
+1
Goal Diff
+2
#31
FIFA Rank ?
#14
0.4%
Win Prob ?
1.8%
L W W L W
Form ?
L W L L
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
1 Mar 2006FriendlySenegal2–1Norway
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Norway averaging 5.0 goals/game, Senegal averaging 4.7. Combined 4.8 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Norway and Senegal both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Injuries & Absences
Norway — Injuries
M. Pedersen
Injury
Senegal — Injuries
É. Mendy
Injury