Norway vs Romania Prediction, 10/11/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/10/2020

Game: Norway vs Romania

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2020

Location: Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Norway (-104) Romania (-128)

Erling Håland and Norway (1-0-1 in Nations League) play Romania (1-1-0 in Nations League) at Ullevaal Stadion on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Rune Jarstein for Norway and Ciprian Tătărușanu for Romania. The Norwegians are at -104 while the Romanians are priced at -128. The O/U is set at 2.25.

Norway has controlled possession of the ball for 42% of matches. They have attempted 16 shots at the goal with 9 of them being on target, which comes out to a 56.3% shots on target percentage. Norway as a team have accumulated 6 goals for the tournament, which is 2nd in the league.

Erling Håland is a player who should be able to impact this match for the Norwegians. He has accounted for 12 assists while accumulating 7 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. Håland has been a starter in 46 games during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.99 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Norway has 48 goals in 4,385 minutes played. Another player who could decide the outcome is Alexander Sørloth, the forward who is from Norway. Sørloth has been on the field for 10,266 minutes during 105 starts and has been handed 13 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 21 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 56 total goals. He scores 0.49 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Norway will be Rune Jarstein. Jarstein (149-101-138 record in his career) has totaled 114 shutouts, which gives him a 29.3% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper taking the field for Norway has faced 1,697 shots sent his way in 389 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.39 (535 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .695. Jarstein has been on the pitch for a total of 34,735 mins and has earned 1,180 stops in his career.

The Romanians average 6.5 shots on target per 90 minutes while having a total of 4 goals thus far. So far in the UEFA Nations League, they are controlling possession of the ball 55% of the game. They have been able to complete 41.9% of their shots on target out of 31 shots.

Alexandru Maxim should provide a spark for Romania. He is averaging 0.26 G/90 and has been a starter in 281 contests so far in his pro soccer career. The midfielder representing Romania has totaled 9,653 professional minutes while he has scored 28 goals. He has tallied 22 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 28 times. Make sure to watch out for Denis Alibec, the forward representing Romania. Alibec has been handed a total of 61 yellow cards in 14,179 mins (156 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.43. He has 68 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 35 different times.

Ciprian Tătărușanu is expected to look after the goal for Romania. Tătărușanu has racked up 117 clean sheets and has defended 1,157 shots attempted against him in 28,793 career minutes. He has earned a save % of .730 and his shutout rate is currently at 36.2%. He has surrendered 1.00 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 153-79-88. During his pro soccer career, Tătărușanu has conceded 319 goals and has racked up 842 saves in 323 starts.

Who will win tonight's UEFA Nations League game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Romania (-128)

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