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For the first time since 1996, Norway started their World Cup Qualifying (WCQ) campaign with a win - a good omen as that was the last campaign that saw them qualify for the finals! That carried on their good form from the end of their previous campaign, and the Norwegians have now won four of their last five WCQ fixtures (L1). Furthermore, if excluding a recent forfeit result, Norway are also unbeaten within 90 minutes in their last six competitive games (W4, D2) - five of which were vs teams ranked in FIFA’s top 50 like opponents Turkey.
Additionally, Norway are unbeaten in their last four WCQ home games (W3, D1) scoring the opener in every win. That run looks set to continue here as Norway are undefeated in six of their last seven WCQ campaign home openers (W3, D3, L1), with early action the theme as five of those witnessed at least two first-half goals.
Turkey’s impressive 4-2 victory over the Netherlands on WCQ matchday one was just their second win in the last nine games (W2, D5, L2), although manager Senol Günes boasts an 85.71% unbeaten rate in charge (W11, D7, L3). The task ahead looks monumental though, as Turkey have never started a WCQ campaign with consecutive wins!
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Norway have Erling Haaland upfront. This guy has been magnificent all season recording mindblowing numbers. At Borussia, he's scoring 1 goal per game on average and what's important he always shows up on big occasions. This is exactly the game where I expect him to deliver. I was stunned by the Turks who outscored the Netherlands 4-2. One can say these team have some attack. BTTS with a total over 2.5 seems to me a very likely outcome. Don't let me down, boys! 💸💰