Italy v Norway: stats and head-to-head records | OneFootball

This evening marks the conclusion of Group I in the qualifiers for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. Solbakken's boys are just a step away from securing a qualification that has been missing for 27 years. Gattuso's team, on the other hand, will have to face the play-offs once again, a nightmare in the last three World Cup qualifications. At 8:45 PM at San Siro, Italy hosts Norway in a match that has little at stake, as the Azzurri would need to win by a 9-goal margin to advance as group leaders.

This evening, Gattuso's Italy against Norway: all the statistics

The qualification group for Italy concludes. The Azzurri have achieved 6 victories and only one defeat, against Solbakken's Norway, tonight's opponent. It is precisely the 3-0 defeat in the first leg that will likely condemn Gattuso's men to yet another play-off, which in past qualifications did not favor Italy. The Scandinavians have secured 7 wins out of 7, and they also boast a significantly better goal difference than the Azzurri, making tonight's challenge practically impossible.

In fact, Gattuso's men would need to win by a 9-goal margin to overtake Norway for the top spot in the group. The history favors the Azzurri, who have won 10 out of 18 matches played, with 4 draws and 4 losses, including the most recent one last June. The National Team coach, who replaced Luciano Spalletti, started very well, winning the first 5 matches under his guidance, matching the achievements of Fabbri and Azeglio Vicini.

Furthermore, Norway has won all of their last four away matches, scoring 14 goals and conceding just 3. Conversely, Italy has won all of their last three home matches in the World Cup qualifiers without conceding a goal, and they haven't achieved at least four consecutive home wins with a clean sheet in this type of match since the period from 1997 to 2001 (a series that reached five).

Francesco Landi

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