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Portugal 2-1 Norway: match report and statistics

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Portugal

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2 - 1Full-time · 04/10/2026
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Norway

  • Estádio do Dragão, Porto
  • Referee: Maurizio Mariani
  • Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 19:45 (UK time)

Key facts

UEFA Nations League (League A - 4): Portugal beat Norway 2-1 on . Scorers: Kristoffer Ajer 36', João Cancelo 38', Gonçalo Ramos 79'. Before the match, the FlashSport model’s most likely reading was a win for Portugal (59%). Head-to-head: 1 win for Portugal, 0 draws and 0 wins for Norway in 1 meeting.

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Match summary Portugal – Norway

UEFA Nations League: Portugal beat Norway 2-1 (1-1 at half-time).

Scorers: Portugal — João Cancelo (38'), Gonçalo Ramos (79'); Norway — Kristoffer Ajer (36').

Sending-off: Francisco Conceicao (Portugal, 86').

Possession 59% – 41%, shots 20 – 9.

1st half1 - 1
  1. 12'João CanceloYellow card · Portugal
  2. 36'Kristoffer Ajer (assist: M. Ødegaard)Goal · Norway0-1
  3. 38'João Cancelo (assist: Nuno Mendes)Goal · Portugal1-1
2nd half1 - 0
  1. 63'Diogo Dalot ↑ João Cancelo ↓Substitution · Portugal
  2. 63'Rúben Neves ↑ João Palhinha ↓Substitution · Portugal
  3. 67'J. Strand Larsen ↑ Erling Haaland ↓Substitution · Norway
  4. 74'Oscar Bobb ↑ Antonio Nusa ↓Substitution · Norway
  5. 79'Gonçalo Ramos (assist: João Félix)Goal · Portugal2-1
  6. 86'Francisco ConceicaoYellow card · Portugal
  7. 86'Francisco ConceicaoRed card · Portugal
  8. 86'Bernardo Silva ↑ Vitinha ↓Substitution · Portugal
  9. 87'T. Aasgaard ↑ Patrick Berg ↓Substitution · Norway
  10. 88'Bruno FernandesYellow card · Portugal
  11. 90'+2Nuno Tavares ↑ Joao Felix ↓Substitution · Portugal
  12. 90'+2Trincão ↑ Bruno Fernandes ↓Substitution · Portugal

Match stats – Portugal vs Norway

PortugalNorway
  • 20Total shots9
  • 7Shots on target3
  • 8Shots off target4
  • 5Blocked shots2
  • 11Shots inside box6
  • 9Shots outside box3
  • 6Corners4
  • 2Offsides2
  • 8Fouls7
  • 2Yellow cards0
  • 1Red cards0
  • 2Goalkeeper saves5
  • 498Passes351
  • 434Accurate passes274

Official lineups Portugal – Norway

Portugal4-1-3-24-2-3-1Norway

Official lineups published before kick-off.

Managers: Jorge Jesus (Portugal) · S. Solbakken (Norway)

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PortugalWWWLW
NorwayLLWWW

Head-to-head (H2H) last 1 matches

1Wins
0Draws
0Wins

Pre-match statistics — both teams before kick-off

Head-to-head statistics – Portugal vs Norway

In 1 meeting, Portugal leads 1 win to 0, with 0 draws; these matches produced 3 goals on average.

Portugal100%
1match1 win · 0 draws · 0 wins
Norway0%

In the last 1 meetings between Portugal and Norway in our data, Portugal won 1, Norway won 0, and 0 matches ended in a draw. Goals: Portugal 2, Norway 1.

100% Over 1.51 / 1 matches
100% Over 2.51 / 1 matches
0% Over 3.50 / 1 matches
100% Both teams score1 / 1 matches
0% Clean sheetsPortugal
0% Clean sheetsNorway

Latest results between Portugal and Norway

  1. Norway1 - 2Portugal

Prediction statistics – Portugal vs Norway

Over 2.5 goals in 75% of Portugal and Norway matches on average, against 47% across UEFA Nations League.

75% Over 2.5 goalsCompetition average: 47%
82% Over 1.5 goalsCompetition average: 74%
75% Both teams scoreCompetition average: 46%
3.3 goals / matchCompetition average: 2.53
3.2 cards / matchCompetition average: 4.17
9.7 corners / matchCompetition average: 8.5

Competition averages: 78 UEFA Nations League 2026-27 matches already played. Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Team profiles – Portugal and Norway

Portugal takes 2.13 points per match and Norway 1.88; Portugal wins 63% of their matches, Norway 63%.

PortugalUEFA Nations League · #1 of 4
FormResultsPts / match
OverallWWWLW2.13
HomeWLWWD2
AwayWWD2.33
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins63%60%67%
Total goals / match2.632.43
Goals scored / match1.881.82
Goals conceded / match0.750.61
Both teams score50%40%67%
Clean sheets38%40%33%
Failed to score25%20%33%
xG / match1.491.60.93
xG conceded / match1.1211.7

2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

NorwayUEFA Nations League · #4 of 4
FormResultsPts / match
OverallLLWWW1.88
HomeLWLW1.5
AwayLWWW2.25
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins63%50%75%
Total goals / match44.53.5
Goals scored / match2.1322.25
Goals conceded / match1.882.51.25
Both teams score100%100%100%
Clean sheets0%0%0%
Failed to score0%0%0%
xG / match1.81.951.72
xG conceded / match1.511.611.46

2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Current form — who will win Portugal – Norway?

Over their last 5 matches, Portugal shows W-W-W-L-W and Norway L-L-W-W-W (W = win, D = draw, L = defeat).

2.13WWWLW

Portugal is 13% better on points per match.

According to the FlashSport AI: Portugal 59% · draw 21% · Norway 20%

Statistical estimate, may be wrong. Not betting advice. 18+.

1.88LLWWW
  1. WDenmark – Portugal2 - 4
  2. WNorway – Portugal1 - 2
  3. WPortugal – Wales1 - 0
  4. LPortugal – Spain0 - 1
  5. WPortugal – Croatia2 - 1
  1. LWales – Norway2 - 1
  2. LNorway – Portugal1 - 2
  3. WNorway – Denmark3 - 2
  4. WBrazil – Norway1 - 2
  5. WIvory Coast – Norway1 - 2

Goals scored – Portugal – Norway: who will score more?

Portugal scores 1.88 goals per match and concedes 0.75; Norway scores 2.13 and concedes 1.88.

Goals scored per match
PortugalNorway
Scores over 0.5 goal75%100%
Scores over 1.5 goal50%63%
Scores over 2.5 goals25%38%
Scores over 3.5 goals25%13%
Fails to score25%0%
Goals scored / match1.882.13

Goals conceded – who will concede?

Goals conceded per match
PortugalNorway
Concedes over 0.5 goal63%100%
Concedes over 1.5 goal13%63%
Concedes over 2.5 goals0%13%
Concedes over 3.5 goals0%13%
Clean sheets38%0%
Goals conceded / match0.751.88

Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams score – how many goals in Portugal – Norway?

Both teams score in 50% of Portugal matches and 100% of Norway matches (competition average: 46%).

Goals in the match
PortugalNorwayAverage
Over 0.5 goal88%100%94%
Over 1.5 goal63%100%82%
Over 2.5 goals50%100%75%
Over 3.5 goals25%50%38%
Over 4.5 goals25%50%38%
Both teams score50%100%75%
Both score and win38%63%51%
Both score and draw13%0%7%
Both score and over 2.538%100%69%
Not both and over 2.513%0%7%
Under X goals
Under X goals
PortugalNorwayAverage
Under 0.5 goal13%0%7%
Under 1.5 goals38%0%19%
Under 2.5 goals50%0%25%
Under 3.5 goals75%50%63%
Under 4.5 goals75%50%63%

Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Corners Portugal – Norway – how many corners?

Portugal and Norway matches average 9.7 corners; Portugal wins 5.1 per match, Norway 4.5 (competition: 8.5).

9.7corners / match (average of both teams)
5.1corners won / match – Portugal
4.5corners won / match – Norway
Corners in the match
PortugalNorwayAverage
Over 6 corners88%88%88%
Over 7 corners75%75%75%
Over 8 corners75%75%75%
Over 9 corners50%38%44%
Over 10 corners25%25%25%
Over 11 corners25%25%25%
Over 12 corners13%13%13%
Over 13 corners13%13%13%

Team corners — won / conceded

Team corners
PortugalNorwayAverage
Corners won / match5.134.54.81
Corners conceded / match4.385.384.88
Over 2.5 corners won75%100%88%
Over 3.5 corners won50%75%63%
Over 4.5 corners won50%50%50%
Over 2.5 corners conceded75%75%75%
Over 3.5 corners conceded63%63%63%
Over 4.5 corners conceded50%50%50%

Competition average: 8.5 corners per match (78 matches). Portugal: 8 matches with statistics; Norway: 8. The split of corners by half is not provided by our source.

Will Portugal score? · Will Norway score?

Scored in 75% of their matches

Strong chance

Norway: clean sheet in 0% of their matches
Scored in 100% of their matches

Strong chance

Portugal: clean sheet in 38% of their matches

Chance = average of the share of matches in which the team scores and the share of matches in which the opponent concedes. Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Cards Portugal – Norway – how many cards?

3.2 cards per match on average for these two teams; Portugal receives 1.8, Norway 1.1; referee Maurizio Mariani, Italy shows 4.1.

3.2cards / match (average of both teams)
1.8cards received / match – Portugal
1.1cards received / match – Norway
Cards in the match
PortugalNorwayAverage
Over 2.5 cards50%43%47%
Over 3.5 cards25%43%34%
Over 4.5 cards13%29%21%
Over 5.5 cards13%14%14%
Over 6.5 cards13%14%14%

Cards by half

Cards by half
PortugalNorwayAverage
Cards received in the 1st half (avg.)0.380.430.41
Cards received in the 2nd half (avg.)1.630.861.24
Total 1st half (avg.)0.750.860.81
Total 2nd half (avg.)2.632.712.67
More cards in the 1st half0%14%7%
More cards in the 2nd half75%71%73%

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy — 4.1 cards and 24.2 fouls per match on average over 16 matches in our data.

Competition average: 4.2 cards per match. Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Win / draw / defeat by half – Portugal – Norway

Portugal leads at the break in 50% of their matches, Norway in 50%.

2pts / match at half-time

Portugal is 14% better at half-time.

1.75pts / match at half-time
Results by half
PortugalNorway
Wins the 1st half50%50%
Wins the 2nd half38%25%
Draw in the 1st half50%25%
Draw in the 2nd half50%50%
Loses the 1st half0%25%
Loses the 2nd half13%25%
Over 0.5 goal at half-time63%88%
Over 1.5 goal at half-time38%50%

Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Who will score first in Portugal – Norway?

Portugal opened the scoring in 71% of their matches with a goal, Norway in 75%.

Portugal
71%scored first in 5 / 7 matches
Norway
75%scored first in 6 / 8 matches

Goals by 10-minute period

MinutesPortugal · totalPortugal · scoredPortugal · concededNorway · totalNorway · scoredNorway · conceded
0–10 min10%13%0%3%0%7%
11–20 min14%20%0%16%18%13%
21–30 min14%13%17%9%12%7%
31–40 min5%7%0%13%6%20%
41–50 min5%0%17%13%18%7%
51–60 min24%13%50%16%12%20%
61–70 min10%13%0%0%0%0%
71–80 min0%0%0%13%18%7%
81–90 min19%20%17%19%18%20%

Goals by 15-minute period

MinutesPortugal · totalNorway · total
0–15 min14%9%
16–30 min24%19%
31–45 min10%19%
46–60 min24%22%
61–75 min10%6%
76–90 min19%25%

Share of goals (scored + conceded) falling in each period; stoppage time counts in the 45th and 90th minute. Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Shots, offsides, fouls and possession – Portugal – Norway

Portugal shoots 14.5 times per match (4.5 on target), Norway 12.5 (5.3 on target); average possession 55% against 53%.

Shots
PortugalNorwayAverage
Shots / match14.512.513.5
Shot conversion rate (%)131715
Shots on target / match4.55.254.88
Shots off target / match6.133.754.94
Shots per goal scored7.735.886.81
Over 10.5 shots75%63%69%
Over 11.5 shots75%63%69%
Over 12.5 shots63%38%51%
Over 13.5 shots50%13%32%
Over 14.5 shots50%13%32%
Over 15.5 shots38%13%26%
4+ shots on target50%100%75%
5+ shots on target38%63%51%
6+ shots on target25%38%32%
7+ shots on target25%25%25%

Offsides and more

Offsides and more
PortugalNorwayAverage
Offsides / match20.631.32
Over 2.5 offsides25%0%13%
Over 3.5 offsides0%0%0%
Fouls committed / match109.639.82
Fouls suffered / match10.759.2510
Average possession (%)555354
Draws25%0%13%

Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Free kicks – Portugal – Norway

Portugal matches average 20.8 free kicks, Norway matches 18.9.

Every foul given awards a free kick to the opponent: a match’s total fouls therefore measures its free kicks (excluding penalties and advantage played).

Free kicks
PortugalNorwayAverage
Free kicks won / match10.759.2510
Free kicks conceded / match109.639.82
Total free kicks / match20.7518.8819.81
Over 20.5 free kicks38%25%32%
Over 21.5 free kicks38%25%32%
Over 22.5 free kicks13%25%19%
Over 23.5 free kicks13%25%19%
Over 24.5 free kicks13%13%13%
Over 25.5 free kicks13%0%7%

Goal kicks and throw-ins are not provided by our data source, so they are not shown. Matches finished before kick-off — Portugal: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches; Norway: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 8 matches.

Which players will score in Portugal – Norway?

Top scorers (UEFA Nations League): Joao Felix (3) for Portugal, E. Haaland (3) for Norway.

Top scorers – Portugal

  1. Joao Felix 3
  2. Gonçalo Ramos 2
  3. João Cancelo 1
  4. Vitinha 1
  5. Diogo Costa 0
  6. Rúben Dias 0

UEFA Nations League statistics, 2026-27 season (3 matches).

Top scorers – Norway

  1. E. Haaland 3
  2. O. Bobb 2
  3. O. Nyland 0
  4. K. Ajer 0
  5. T. Heggem 0
  6. M. Odegaard 0

UEFA Nations League statistics, 2026-27 season (3 matches).

Who will get a card?

Cards received – Portugal

  1. Rúben Dias 1
  2. Renato Veiga 1
  3. João Cancelo 1
  4. Vitinha 1
  5. Rúben Neves 1
  6. João Palhinha 1

UEFA Nations League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards received – Norway

  1. D. Wolfe 2
  2. K. Ajer 1
  3. T. Heggem 1
  4. M. Odegaard 1
  5. F. Aursnes 1
  6. J. Ryerson 1

UEFA Nations League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards per 90 minutes

Cards / 90 – Portugal

  1. Vitinha 0.42
  2. João Cancelo 0.37
  3. Rúben Dias 0.33
  4. Renato Veiga 0.33
  5. Diogo Costa 0
  6. Nuno Mendes 0

UEFA Nations League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

Cards / 90 – Norway

  1. F. Aursnes 0.45
  2. K. Ajer 0.33
  3. T. Heggem 0.33
  4. M. Odegaard 0.33
  5. O. Nyland 0
  6. S. Berge 0

UEFA Nations League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

The teams in numbers

Portugal

  • Before this match, Portugal took 12 points from their last 5 matches (2.4 per match), scored 9 goals and saw both teams score in 3 of them.
  • Over their last 5 matches, Portugal has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
  • Portugal kept a clean sheet 1 time in their last 5 matches and conceded 5 goals over that period.
  • At home, Portugal wins 60% of their matches (5 played) and scores 1.8 goals per match.
  • Both teams scored in 50% of Portugal matches (8 matches, this season).

Norway

  • Before this match, Norway took 9 points from their last 5 matches (1.8 per match), scored 9 goals and saw both teams score in 5 of them.
  • Over their last 5 matches, Norway has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
  • Norway kept a clean sheet 0 times in their last 5 matches and conceded 8 goals over that period.
  • Norway scored in every one of their 4 away matches in the sample studied.
  • Both teams scored in 100% of Norway matches (8 matches, this season).

Match analysis

Portugal and Norway meet on Sunday, 4 October 2026 — UEFA Nations League (League A - 4), at Estádio do Dragão (Porto).

Portugal and Norway have met 1 time in our data. Portugal has 1 win, Norway 0 wins, and 0 matches ended in a draw.

Last meeting (27/09/2026): Norway 1 - 2 Portugal.

These meetings produced an average of 3 goals per match, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

This season, Portugal takes an average of 2 points per home match (5 matches), and Norway 2.25 points per away match (4 matches).

According to the FlashSport AI, the chances are 59% for Portugal, 21% for the draw and 20% for Norway.

Statistical estimate, may be wrong. Not betting advice. 18+.

Frequently asked questions

Where and when was Portugal – Norway played?

The match was played on Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 19:45 (UK time), at Estádio do Dragão in Porto — UEFA Nations League.

Who won Portugal – Norway?

Portugal beat Norway 2-1. Scorers: Kristoffer Ajer 36', João Cancelo 38', Gonçalo Ramos 79'.

What is the head-to-head record of Portugal – Norway?

Out of 1 meeting in our data: 1 win for Portugal, 0 draws and 0 wins for Norway.

Who are the top scorers for Portugal and Norway this season?

Joao Felix (3 goals) for Portugal, E. Haaland (3 goals) for Norway (UEFA Nations League).

Sources and method

All statistics on this page are calculated by FlashSport from matches actually played before kick-off (7,813 matches in our archive). Each block states its sample. Data our source does not provide is never estimated. The AI probabilities come from the FlashSport model, calculated before the match.

Page updated on 9 October 2026 at 23:21.

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