Norway vs Portugal — match summary
Europe · UEFA Nations League · kick-off 28 Sept 2026 01:45
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Norway 58 · Portugal 44
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Norway 58 · Portugal 46
Shots on target 6-4 · corners 7-2 · possession 62-38
NextGOAL tip: Norway (level) · 2 stars
This is a continental cup game in the UEFA Nations League at Ullevaal Stadion, and both teams come in off their opening match of this competition in similar fashion. Norway started with a 3-2 win, while Portugal also won 1-0, so they head into this cup tie in form that is not all that different. Norway are unbeaten in 4 straight matches, and at home in the first half they have seen goals in 7 of 8 games, averaging 2 first-half goals per match. Portugal hardly arrive in bad shape either: in their last 10 matches across all venues they have held 64% possession and hit 5.6 shots on target per game, but conceding an average of 0.5 first-half goals away from home still leaves the hosts with something to chase. According to the expected line-ups, Norway are likely to set up 4-3-3 with Martin Odegaard dictating the midfield alongside Sander Berge and Patrick Berg, while Portugal are expected to use 4-1-3-2 with Vitinha and Bruno Fernandes creating behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix. In this game Portugal are likely to be the side that has to push forward more, while Norway will probably wait for the counter and use the pace of Erling Braut Haaland and Antonio Nusa as their main weapons.