LiontipsIraq - Norway: betting tip (cf 1.95) and bets on the World Cup match
Command Analysis
Current form
Iraq is approaching the World Cup as a clear outsider, and it is not possible to get out of the group with such powerful rivals as Norway, France and Senegal. However, the Mesopotamian lions have an experienced coach, Australian Graham Arnold, who gained experience working with Guus Hiddink in the Australian national team.
The national team is a unique fusion of local football players and foreign players from the European middle classes: Cracovia, Victoria Pilsen, Utrecht, Venice and Luton. The team's leader is forward Ayman Hussein, the current team's top scorer with 32 goals in 89 games. It was he who scored the winning goals against Palestine and Oman, a double for the Philippines, as well as goals for Vietnam and Indonesia, and actually single-handedly pulled Iraq into the play-off matches, where they beat Bolivia (2:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Yahya will not be on the field due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Iraq has conceded at least one goal in eight of the last ten matches.
- The national team earns an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game.
Approximate composition: Hassan –Yunis, Ali, Maknazi, Sulaka– Bayesh, Kasem, Sher, Jacob– Hussein, Al-Hamadi.
Current form
After 28 years, Norway returns to the World Cup. The Vikings intend not just to assert themselves, but to surpass the result of 1998, reaching at least the quarterfinals. The Drills became the most productive team of the European selection for the World Cup, scoring as many as 37 goals in eight rounds, which allowed them to take the unconditional first place in their group without a single defeat with a 100% result.
The team is led by Stolle Solbakken, a coach who has absorbed the ideas of the European championships through his work in Cologne, Wolverhampton and Copenhagen. The coach of the national team has set up his star team for high pressure, personal care in defense and lightning-fast transitions from defense to attack.
The main striking force of the Norwegians is Erling Holland from Manchester City. In the selection for the World Cup, he scored 16 goals in eight matches, and in total for the national team, the striker has 55 goals in 48 meetings. It is not surprising that the bookmakers consider him one of the favorites in the race for the title of top scorer.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players in the national team.
Interesting betting trends
- Norway has 14 wins in the last 20 matches.
- The number 1 has appeared on the scoreboard in six of the Vikings' last seven games.
Approximate composition: Nyland –Ryerson, Ayer, Heggem, Wolf–Eursen, Edegaard, Bergnusa, Holland, Sorlot.
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 1:4
In 2 of the last 6 meetings, the Vikings have won with this score
1st halfbet: Iraq will score
In 3 of the last 5 matches, the Iraqi national team scored in the first half.
Bet 2nd half: handicap (-1) on Norway
In 6 of the last 9 games, the Vikings won by one goal in the second half.
Tip and bets
Iraq is one of the outsiders of the world championship. Head coach Arnold is likely to rely on compactness, standards and quick attacks through the flanks. There is no other way against Norway. The reality is that to score at least one point would be a tremendous achievement for the national team.
Norway has been waiting to return to the tournament since 1998 and came to the world championship not as a pretty Northern team, but with one of the most powerful strikers on the planet, Erling Holland, as well as with Arsenal captain Martin Edegaard as the main supplier of assists. Stolbakken's team has scored 14 wins in the last 20 matches. Recently, the Vikings beat the strong Swedish national team, and scored 11 goals against Moldova last September. We are waiting for a convincing victory for the Norwegians with a difference of several goals.
Prediction – Norway wins with an Asian handicap (-2) with a coefficient of 1.95
Bet on the total
In the last ten games of the Norwegian national team, an average of 3.9 goals were scored, and the Vikings themselves sent an average of three goals per match against their opponents in these matches. In the last six games of Solbakken's team, three or more goals were scored out of ten, with a striker like Erling Holland (55 goals in 50 matches for the national team), you should not count on anything else.
The betting tip is a total of more than three goals with a coefficient of 1.88
Betting on corners
Norway will play primarily offensively in the first match of the World Championship and will prefer to play number one. The Vikings have prevailed on corner kicks in three of the past five games, and Iraq has lost in this indicator in four of the last six matches. Let's choose a confident victory for Solbakken's team in the corners, taking into account the most likely scenario of the game.
Betting Tip - Norway wins on corners with a handicap (-2.5) coefficient of 1.60
