The most important objective for Slovenia’s next match against Norway in the UEFA Nations League is to improve their standing and move away from the bottom spot.
The reason for this is that they have moved into Group B4 as their primary objective. On the other hand, the away team is now in a commanding position to achieve promotion to League A for the very first time.
Depending on how Serbia does against Sweden later in the evening, a victory for them might seal the deal for them to win the match. They will go on to the subsequent level if they are successful in this attempt.
Match Preview: Slovenia vs Norway
Slovenia topped a group consisting of Greece, Kosovo, and Moldova to advance to the Nations League’s more difficult League B. Matjaz Kek’s squad is off to a shaky start, having split their first four games and trailing Sweden by two points going into game five.
They may escape relegation for Tuesday’s match against the Swedes if they beat another Scandinavian country Norway on Saturday. Despite losing Miha Blazic to a red card in the 63rd minute in Oslo in June.
The 61-year-old coach Kek and his players may be quietly hopeful about pulling off an upset on home ground this weekend. In the Nations League, Norway has won three in a row, putting them three points ahead of Serbia.
Haaland, who transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City during the summer, has scored five goals in three triumphs. His striking partner Alexander Sorloth netted the game-winning goal in their most recent match, a 3-2 victory against Sweden.
Fans are confident that Haaland’s goal-scoring abilities, together with skipper Martin Odegaard’s imaginative playmaking in the middle of the field. They will lead the Lions to their most successful period in over two decades.
This is because the Lions have not qualified for a major tournament since Euro 2000. Former player and current head coach Stale Solbakken played 58 times for Norway.
He helped the side reach the World Cup in 1994 and 1998 as well as the European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands.
He will be eager to lead his strong squad to a triumphant outcome. Should they win in Slovenia this coming Saturday, they will be promoted to League A of the Nations League. It provides a more challenging and regular challenge against the finest countries in Europe.
Team News: Slovenia vs Norway
As a result of the punishment that the referee issued after Blazic was shown a red card. It was during Slovenia’s match against Norway, Slovenia will not have a defence for the foreseeable future.
Benjamin Sesko, who scored in his country’s most recent match, will almost certainly start in the forward position. Benjamin Sesko scored in his country’s match against Serbia.
After displaying some dazzling form for Red Bull Salzburg in recent times, the 19-year-old may hope to illustrate why many people are pitching him as the next Haaland.
He has done some outstanding work for Red Bull Salzburg in recent years. Odegaard has been selected in Norway’s lineup although the midfielder has been sidelined with a calf injury and did not feature for Arsenal in their victory over Brentford last weekend.
In the meanwhile, Norway has included Odegaard in their roster. However, a scan that was done on the player’s leg found that the affected area did not experience any major damage. As a result, the player, who is 23 years old, is eligible to be selected for the match on Saturday.
Marcus Pedersen, on the other hand, is unable to participate in the match since he was given a suspension after collecting his second yellow card in the current Nations League competition against Sweden. As a direct consequence of this, Pedersen was unable to participate.
- Slovenia Possible Starting Lineup: Oblak; Karnicnik, Bijol, Mevlja, Brekalo, Sikosek; Zajc, Cerin, Kurtic; Sesko, Verbic.
- Norway Possible Starting Lineup: Nyland; Ryerson, Strandberg, Ostigard, Bjorkan; Odegaard, Berge, Thorsby; Elyounoussi, Haaland, Sorloth.
Our Prediction: Slovenia 1-2 Norway
On Saturday, we predict a close and competitive encounter to take place in Slovenia; nevertheless, we feel that the greater quality of the visitors’ play in the midfield and attack will eventually be the determining factor. The match will take place in Slovenia.
Haaland may be more driven than ever to add to his total of 20 goals scored for Norway’s national team, and he is still counting since a victory would result in Norway’s promotion to League A. Haaland has scored 20 goals for Norway’s national team, and he is still counting.