Romania vs Norway Prediction, 11/15/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/12/2020

Game: Romania vs Norway

Date: Sunday, November 15, 2020

Location: National Arena in Bucharest, Romania

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Romania (+195) Norway (+123)

Erling Haland and Norway (3-0-1 in Nations League) travel to National Arena on Sunday where they'll take on Romania (1-1-2 in Nations League). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Ciprian Tatarusanu for Romania and Rune Jarstein for Norway. The Romanians are at +195 while the Norwegians are priced at +123. The total has been set at 2.

Romania as a team have totaled 4 goals for the tournament, which ranks 28th in the league. They have attempted 51 shots at their opponents goal with 18 of them being on target, which calculates to a 35.3% shots on target percentage. They have racked up 58 fouls and have drawn 51 fouls in this tourney. Romania has controlled possession of the ball for 52.8% of games.

Alexandru Maxim is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the Romanians. Maxim has had a starting assignment in 106 matchups in his career and he accounts for 0.26 G/90. The midfielder hailing from Romania has earned 29 goals in 9,988 mins played. He has totaled 28 assists while earning 22 yellow cards in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Denis Alibec, the forward representing Romania. Alibec has 14,339 minutes in 157 starts and has been given a total of 62 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times in his career while he has scored 68 goals. He scores 0.43 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Romania is Ciprian Tatarusanu. Tatarusanu (153-80-88 mark during his career) has recorded 117 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 36.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper taking the field for Romania has seen 1,163 shots attempted against him in 324 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.00 (322 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of .730. Tatarusanu has played for 28,883 minutes and has earned 846 stops so far in his pro soccer career.

The Norwegians have an average of 6.25 shots on target per 90 minutes and have a total of 10 goals thus far in the tournament. So far in the UEFA Nations League, they are controlling possession of the ball 49% of the game. Norway has 56 total fouls in the tournament (25th in Nations League) and they have 39 fouls against them. They have been able to complete 51.0% of their SOT on 49 total shots.

Erling Haland will need to be on top of his game for Norway. The forward hailing from Norway has 4,592 mins while earning 50 goals. He has tallied 7 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times. He sports an average of 0.98 goals per 90 minutes and has started 48 matches thus far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Alexander Sorloth, the forward taking the field for Norway. He has tallied 56 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 22 different times. Sorloth has been given a total of 13 yellow card warnings in 10,475 mins played (107 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his career is 0.48.

Rune Jarstein will be looking after the net for Norway. In his career, Jarstein has given up 535 goals and has tallied 1,180 saves in 389 starts. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 149-101-138. He sports a save percentage of .695 and his clean sheet rate is 29.3%. Jarstein has totaled 114 shutouts while seeing 1,697 shots tried against him in 34,735 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Norway (+123)

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