Wales vs. Norway - prediction, team news, lineups

Wales volition beryllium aiming to retrieve from successive defeats successful the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League erstwhile they invited Norway connected Thursday night.

Craig Bellamy's broadside are presently bottommost of Group 4 of League A connected zero points, losing their opening 2 matches, portion Norway inhabit 2nd successful the conception connected 3 points.

Match preview

Wales person had a pugnacious commencement to their 2026-27 Nations League campaign, losing their opener 1-0 to Portugal connected September 24 earlier going down 2-0 to Denmark past clip out; zero points from 2 matches has near them astatine the bottommost of Group 4 of League A connected zero points.

Bellamy's squad volition present instrumentality connected Norway, bidding to get their run disconnected and running, earlier ending this planetary play with a clash against Denmark connected Sunday night.

The Dragons secured promotion from League B successful 2024-25, but this conception was ever going to beryllium a large situation for the nationalist broadside fixed the spot of the opposition.

Wales person tackled Norway connected 11 erstwhile occasions, boasting a grounds of 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats against Thursday's opponents.

The past contention betwixt the 2 sides took spot successful November 2011, with Wales signaling a 4-1 triumph successful the planetary friendly.

Norway person really mislaid their past 2 games against Wales, conceding 7 times successful the process, but the past competitory fixture betwixt the 2 sides was won by Norway - a 3-2 occurrence successful a World Cup qualification contention backmost successful September 2001.

The visitors opened their 2026-27 Nations League run with a 3-2 occurrence implicit Denmark, earlier suffering a 2-1 location decision to Portugal past clip out.

Stale Solbakken's broadside are presently 2nd successful Group 4 of League A connected 3 points, and they volition decorativeness this planetary play with a clash against Portugal connected Sunday night.

Norway are competing successful League A of the Nations League for the archetypal clip successful their history, having secured promotion from League B successful 2024-25.

The nationalist broadside impressed astatine the 2026 World Cup, reaching the quarter-finals, portion they person a beardown grounds successful the Nations League, winning 15 of their erstwhile 26 matches successful the tournament, losing lone 7 times.

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Team News

Wales are without the likes of Harry Wilson, Nathan Broadhead, Karl Darlow, Joe Rodon, Dylan Lawlor, Rubin Colwill, Isaak Davies during this planetary interruption owed to wounded problems.

Head manager Bellamy could marque a alteration successful the last 3rd of the tract connected Thursday, with Lewis Koumas perchance being introduced into the broadside successful spot of Kieffer Moore.

Josh Sheehan could besides commencement successful the mediate of midfield for the location side.

As for Norway, Alexander Sorloth is simply a notable absentee done injury, but David Wolfe is disposable again aft serving a suspension against Portugal past clip out.

Oscar Bobb is expected to beryllium introduced backmost into the starting squad against Wales, having amazingly dropped down to the seat for the clash with Portugal.

Erling Haaland was again connected the scoresheet against Portugal to marque it 65 goals successful 57 caps for Norway, and the Manchester City striker volition again pb the enactment for the visitors.

Wales imaginable starting lineup:

Ward; Roberts, Mepham, Davies, N Williams; Ampadu, Sheehan; D James, Johnson, Thomas; Koumas

Norway imaginable starting lineup:

Nyland; Aursnes, Ajer, Lysaker Heggem, Ryerson; Odegaard, Berge, Berg; Bobb, Haaland, Nusa

We say: Wales 1-2 Norway

Wales are uncovering it hard astatine the moment, and they volition beryllium welcoming a precise talented Norway outfit; we are expecting the visitors to navigate their mode to each 3 points.