Norway v Estonia
Norway

Norway vs Estonia

, KO: 17:00 , Ullevaal Stadion
Estonia

Norway have breezed through World Cup qualifying and can effectively seal a place at their first finals since 1998 with a home win over Estonia in Group I.

A stunning 3-0 victory over Italy in Norway's third qualifier put them in command of the group and they have a perfect record so far, with six wins and a goal difference of plus 26.

The Italians have managed to stay just three points behind them but it's hard to see Erling Haaland and Co slipping up now with just two games to go.

They head to Milan for the final fixture but it looks like Azzurri will need to win by a four-goal margin to knock Norway off top spot, provided there are no surprises in this latest round of games.

Estonia's four points in Group I have all been won against whipping boys Moldova so it's hard to see them ruining the party for Norway.

But they did run them close in Tallinn, busting my coupon in the process, with a single strike from Haaland getting the Norwegians over the line

How the bookies view it: No hope for Estonia

With Norway rampaging through the group so far, it's no surprise to see them as 1/100 favourites with BOYLE Sports. Estonia are 22/1 rank outsiders and the draw is also huge at 7/1.

Head to head: Norway by a nose

Norway's 1-0 win in Estonia earlier in Group 1 saw them edge ahead in the head-to-head with Estonia. The previous four meetings had produced a win apiece and two draws, albeit all those games were friendlies.

Players to watch: Nusa's a bright spark

Haaland has scored 12 times already in Group I so the bookies are taking no chances, with the Manchester City star just 8/15 to score two or more goals.

So you have to look elsewhere to find some value and lively Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa is evens at Bet365 for anytime scorer.

Mattias Kait is Estonia's top scorer in the group, having netted three times. The Thun midfielder is 18/1 to add to that tally in Oslo.

Probable line-ups

Defender Kris Ajer is a doubt for Norway after missing Brentford's weekend win over Newcastle with a back injury. Arsenal star Martin Odegaard is still sidelined.

Estonia look set to be along similar lines to the side that almost shut out the Norwegians in Tallinn.

Norway: Nyland, Bjorkan, Moller Wolfe, Heggem, Berg, Berge, Ryerson, Bobb, Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa.

Estonia: Hein, Kuusk, Saliste, Paskotsi, Schjonning-Larsen, Sinyavskiy, Kait, Shein, Palumet, Kristal, Sappinen.

Anything else catch the eye?

Norway struggled to break down Estonia away from home but they've been scoring for fun in Oslo. That 3-0 win over Italy has been followed by a 11-1 thrashing of Moldova and a 5-0 rout of Israel so we should see a few goals.

The Estonians lost 5-0 in Italy but that's the only time they've shipped more than three goals in this group. So I'm going to back a Norway win with under 4.5 goals here and it pays 21/20 at Betway, with other firms pricing that at 10/11.

Estonia are likely to defend deep and that will increase the chances of a penalty being awarded. A spot-kick pays evens at SkyBet, with Paddy Power pricing it at 4/5.

Although Haaland is short odds to score more than once, Bet365 are offering 15/8 on him scoring a header and that could be worth a punt.

Norway vs Estonia Betting Tips & Predictions
Norway win and under 4.5 goals
10/11
Ladbrokes
Erling Haaland to score a header
15/8
Bet365
Penalty awarded
4/5
PaddyPower
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