Italy vs Norway
Ref: A. Hernandez
Match recap
Norway beat Italy 4–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Esposito scored for Italy; Nusa, Haaland, Haaland, and Strand Larsen replied for Norway. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.89 for Italy versus 1.42 for Norway.
First Half
⚽
Esposito
Assist: Dimarco
Barella
Yellow Card
Second Half
63'
⚽
Nusa
Assist: Sørloth
64'
⇄
Berg
Bastoni
Yellow Card
⇄
Frattesi
69'
Haaland
Yellow Card
Esposito
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Thorstvedt
76'
⇄
Sørloth
78'
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Bobb
⇄
Locatelli
79'
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Thorsby
⇄
Esposito
⇄
Barella
⇄
Bastoni
89'
⇄
Møller Wolfe
89'
⇄
Haaland
90+4'
Strand Larsen
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Strand Larsen
Assist: Thorsby
Match Statistics
ItalyNorway
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.89VS1.42
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
8
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
535
Total passes
394
473
Accurate passes
333
88%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 2 won
15
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
0
Italy
3-5-2
Norway
4-5-1
Italy
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 3Federico DimarcoM
- 5Manuel LocatelliM
- 7Matteo PolitanoM
- 8Davide FrattesiM
- 9Mateo ReteguiF
- 15Francesco Pio EspositoF
- 18Nicolò BarellaM
- 21Alessandro BastoniD
- 22Giovanni Di LorenzoD
- 23Gianluca ManciniD
Substitutes
- 2Raoul BellanovaD
- 4Alessandro BuongiornoD
- 6Samuele RicciM
- 10Giacomo RaspadoriF
- 11Gianluca ScamaccaF
- 12Marco CarnesecchiG
- 13Matteo GabbiaD
- 14Guglielmo VicarioG
- 16Bryan CristanteM
- 17Riccardo OrsoliniF
- 19Andrea CambiasoD
- 20Mattia ZaccagniM
Norway
4-5-1Starting XI
- 1Ørjan Håskjold NylandG
- 3Kristoffer Vassbakk AjerD
- 5David Møller WolfeD
- 6Patrick BergM
- 7Alexander SørlothM
- 8Sander Gard Bolin BergeM
- 9Erling HaalandF
- 14Julian RyersonD
- 17Torbjørn Lysaker HeggemD
- 18Kristian ThorstvedtM
- 20Antonio Eromonsele Nordby NusaM
Substitutes
- 2Morten ThorsbyM
- 4Leo Skiri ØstigårdD
- 10Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupF
- 11Jørgen Strand LarsenF
- 12Mathias Lønne DyngelandG
- 13Sander TangvikG
- 15Fredrik André BjørkanD
- 16Marcus Holmgren PedersenD
- 21Sondre Klingen LangåsD
- 22Oscar BobbM
- 23Thelo Gerard AasgaardM
Italy
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Dimarco | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Manuel Locatelli | M | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Francesco Pio Esposito | F | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Nicolò Barella | M | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Matteo Politano | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Davide Frattesi | M | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Retegui | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gianluca Mancini | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Bastoni | D | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma(C) | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matteo Gabbia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Carnesecchi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Orsolini | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giacomo Raspadori | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guglielmo Vicario | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrea Cambiaso | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raoul Bellanova | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Cristante | M | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Buongiorno | D | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuele Ricci | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mattia Zaccagni | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Scamacca | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norway
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland(C) | F | 89 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Antonio Nusa | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5/7 |
| Ørjan Nyland | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Thorstvedt | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Sørloth | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Sander Berge | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Torbjørn Heggem | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Möller Wolfe | D | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Julian Ryerson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Patrick Berg | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sondre Klingen Langås | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Tangvik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Arnstad | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matias Dyngeland | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Pedersen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik André Bjørkan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Østigård | D | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Morten Thorsby | M | 26 | 7.9 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | F | 5 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Oscar Bobb | M | 14 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thelo Aasgaard | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |