USA vs Norway Prediction: Choosing the Total Under Options

The Norwegians lost to Brazil in the preliminary round, so they need to beat the USA national team to have any chance of making it through. Will Jonas Wille's team succeed?Telecomasia is offering a prediction, statistical trends, bookmaker odds, and several bets on this match.

USA

The tournament kicked off with a match against Portugal, where the Americans didn't have much of a chance right from the start. The team of Swedish specialist Robert Hedin lost both halves, only scoring 21 goals in the whole game, and ended up losing 21:30. The match against Norway was a bit of a write-off as well, and the same could be said of the game against Brazil in the third round. The Americans are taking part in their second World Cup in a row. In 2023, they qualified for the preliminary round, and they haven't made it to the World Cup since 2001.

Norway

The Norwegians were expected to beat Brazil, but they didn't quite succeed. The first half ended with Jonas Wille's team ahead 14:12, but then, they lost 26:29 in the second half, with a difference of five goals. This defeat was only the second in history for the Norwegians against the Brazilians. It's important to note that this World Cup is Norway's fifth in a row. In the previous two, the Norwegians made it to the quarterfinals, but in 2017 and 2019, they got the silver medals.

H2H Meetings

The two teams have only played each other once before, in 2023 in the Golden League, when the USA beat Norway 43:26.

Stats Betting

• In eight out of the last 11 matches, the USA didn't manage to score 61 goals.
• Norway hasn't reached 39 goals in 14 matches.
• The USA has scored more than 22 goals in five of their last six matches.
• Norway hasn't won 16 matches in a row with a 16+ goal difference.

Bookmakers' Offers

The bookie 1xbet doesn't offer odds on the outcome, so it's pretty clear Norway is the favorite. You can bet on a handicap, though, and the bet H1 (+15.5) is accepted with odds of 1.66, while the bet on H2 (-15.5) is 2.08. The total under (61.5) is offered is 1.83 and the bet on TO (61.5) is at 1.92.

Expert Betting Tips

The Norwegians can't afford to stumble and will surely beat the Americans, who are noticeably inferior to them. But it's unlikely to be a convincing victory. The match with Brazil showed that Jonas Wille's team has a lot of problems. We'll take the total under. The two H2H matches ended in a draw in the first round, and the Norwegians haven't reached the individual total for the upcoming meeting for 14 matches in a row.