Estonia v Norway
Estonia

Estonia vs Norway

, KO: 19:45 , Lillekula Stadium
Norway

Norway haven't graced the World Cup Finals since 1998 but they have a squad capable of blazing a trail to North America next summer and it would be a surprise if they slipped up on the road in Estonia.

With the likes of Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard and Alexander Sorloth in the ranks, this Norwegian outfit could be the one that ends the exile after flying out of the traps in Group I.

Stale Solbakken's side romped to a 5-0 win in Moldova in their first qualifier then followed it up with another excellent result as they won 4-2 away to Israel. Taking on top seeds Italy was always going to be the litmus test but Norway passed with flying colours as a stunning 3-0 win brought up three bets for our man Mark. 

It looks like being a straight fight between Norway and the Italians to top the section and claim automatic qualification for the World Cup.

Neither team will want to drop points in the other fixtures and Estonia will need to raise their game to shock Solbakken's side.

The Estonians have already lost twice to Israel either side of a win in Moldova and it's hard to see them coping with Haaland and Co in this game.

How the bookies view it: Estonians written off

BoyleSports make Estonia rank outsiders at 18/1 and Norway are a tiny 1/7 to bank three more precious points. Even the draw is pretty big at 6/1.

Head to head: Norway lacking friendly fire

Estonia can take a bit of heart from their record against Norway, with honours even across their four meetings. All those matches were friendlies, with a win apiece and two draws. It was a 0-0 snorefest when they last met in Tallinn back in 2016.

Players to watch: Alexander the great

With Manchester City star Haaland just 4/6 for anytime scorer, after bringing up one of our Super Singles on Friday, there's a bit more value in backing Alexander Sorloth to do some damage. The in-f0rm Atletico Madrid man is 13/10 at Unibet for a goal while backing him to score first boost the odds to 18/5.

Estonia midfielder Mattias Kait has a decent scoring record at international level, netting nine times in 58 appearances. He's 13/1 at Unibet to add to that tally here which looks a bit overpriced.

Probable line-ups

Solbakken might be tempted to freshen things up a little after that clash with Italy but I'd imagine he'll go pretty strong for a must-win game. Estonia should also be along similar lines to the team that started against Israel on Friday but Kevor Palumets returns from a ban.

Estonia: Igonen, Kuusk, Peetson, Paskotsi, Schjonning-Larsen, Sinyavskiy, Kait, Palumets, Ainsalu, Yakovlev, Sappinen.

Norway: Nyland, Ajer, Moller Wolfe, Heggem, Berg, Ryerson, Berge, Odegaard, Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa.

Anything else catch the eye?

Estonia have been leaking goals so far in the World Cup qualifiers, with even Moldova netting twice again them in that 3-2 defeat.

BoyleSports are offering 4/5 on over 2.5 Norway strikes while backing the away side to net in each half has dropped to just 8/11 after their midweek heroics. It's hard finding value but combing over 1.5 first-half goals with over 2.5 match goals pays 8/5.

Estonia's games in Group I have been pretty fiery so far, with three reds and a host of yellows flashed. I've yet to see a market for total cards but Unibet have prices for players going into the book. Estonian stopper Maksim Paskotski looks good at 14/5 after six yellows so far this season.

Israel won 14-1 on the corner count when they faced Estonia in the group opener so I also fancy over 7.5 Norway flag kicks at 27/25 with Unibet.

Estonia vs Norway Betting Tips & Predictions
Over 1.5 first half goals and over 2.5 match goals
8/5
Boylesports
Alexander Sorloth anytime scorer
13/10
UniBet
Over 7.5 Norway corners
27/25
UniBet
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