Tournament: World Cup Qualifiers
Venue: La Rosaleda, Malaga
Date: Saturday, 27th March 2021
Time: 10:30 PM IST
Norway takes on Turkey in the 2nd round of the UEFA World Cup Qualifier. Both teams started their respective campaigns with a victory as Norway defeated Gibraltar 0-3 and Turkey stunned the Netherlands 4-2. Turkey have lost only once in their last 8 matches and also failed to score only once in their last 7 matches. Meanwhile, Norway have won 4 and lost 2 in their last 7 matches and are also on a 21 match scoring streak. The two sides last met in the 2008 Euro Qualifier which Turkey won by 1-2.
Norway:
Rune Jarstein (gk), Haitam Aleesami, Stefan Strandberg, Kristoffer Ajer, Jonas Svensson, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Fredrik Midtsjo, Kristian Thorstvedt, Jens Peter Hauge, Erling Haaland, Alexander Sorloth.
Turkey:
Ugurcan Cakir (gk), Mehmet Zeki Çelik, Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak, Umut Meras, Okay Yokuslu, Kenan Karaman, Deniz Turuc, Ozan Tufan, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Burak Yilmaz.
*all stats from World Cup Qualifier (whoscored.com)
Norway:
Erling Haaland (8 shots and 14 passes) and Alexander Sorloth (4 shots, 3 key passes, 1 tackle, and 23 passes) will be leading the attack for Norway with the latter also scoring once in the last match.
Fredrik Midtsjo assisted 1 goal in the last match and also had 102 passes, 3 tackles, 1 shot and 6 key passes. He is an excellent source for goal contributions from the midfield.
Jonas Svensson scored once and also had 51 passes, 2 tackles, 2 shots and 3 key passes in the last match. He is an excellent source for points from the defence.
Turkey:
Burak Yilmaz scored a hattrick in the last match and also had 4 shots and 30 passes, making him a must-have forward for the team.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored and assisted a goal each in the last match and had 1 shot, 1 key pass, 1 interception, and 32 passes. He is a valuable source for goal contributions from the midfield.
Umut Meras assisted 1 goal in the last match and also had 1 key pass, 2 tackles, 1 interception, and 21 passes, making him a very good defender pick.
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