Portugal — Norway 2:1: match report and statistics

• 1.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.44
• 59% Possession 41%
• 20 Total shots 9
• 7 Shots on target 3
• 2 Big Chances 0
• 6 Corners 4
• 87 (434/498)Assists(274/351) 78
• 4 Yellow cards 0
• 1 Red cards 0
• 0.67 xG on target (xGOT) 0.18
• 8 Shots off target 4
• 5 Shots blocked 2
• 11 Shots from inside the penalty area 6
• 9 Shots from outside the penalty area 3
• 0 Hit the woodwork 0
• 35 Touches in opposition box 18
• 1 Accurate through passes 0
• 2 Offsides 2
• 7 Free kicks 8
• 60 (28/47)Long Balls(22/58) 38
• 81 (145/180)Passes in final third(48/74) 65
• 27 (3/11)Crosses(1/9) 11
• 1.58 Expected assists (xA) 0.26
• 20 Throw-ins 13
• 8 Fouls 7
• 33 (3/9)Tackles(9/12) 75
• 38 Duels won 31
• 21 Clearances 20
• 8 Steals 1
• 0 Errors leading to shot 0
• 0 Errors leading to goal 0
• 2 Saves 5
• 0.18 xGOT faced 0.67
• -0.82 Goals prevented -1.33
• 5 Goal kicks 11

1. 90:00 +5:32The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.
2. 90:00 +4:39Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) put a cross into the box which wasn't a bad decision, but he failed to achieve what he wanted as none of his teammates managed to meet it.
3. 90:00 +2:54Norway can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
4. 90:00 +1:29The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Trincao (Portugal) comes onto the pitch for Bruno Fernandes.
5. 90:00 +1:23Jorge Jesus has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Nuno Tavares (Portugal) replacing Joao Felix.
6. 90:00There will be a minimum of 5 min. of added time.
7. 87:39The foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is worthy of a card and a yellow is duly shown by Maurizio Mariani.
8. 86:23The referee allows time for a substitution. Patrick Berg will be replaced by Thelo Aasgaard (Norway).
9. 85:59Here is a change. Vitinha is going off and Jorge Jesus gives the last tactical orders to Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
10. 85:55Francisco Conceicao (Portugal) is given a second yellow card for his behaviour. He said too much to the referee and Maurizio Mariani sent him off. One can only wonder what was going on his head. He has weakened his team.
11. 85:53The referee cannot ignore such behaviour. Francisco Conceicao (Portugal) sees a yellow card and needs to watch himself for the rest of the game.
12. 85:11Francisco Conceicao (Portugal) is having a really tough time right now. We are about to find out how serious his injury is.
13. 84:49PENALTY APPEAL after Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) goes down under a challenge from the defender. All players chase the referee but he's not interested in the penalty claim. Play continues.
14. 84:05Francisco Conceicao (Portugal) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
15. 82:49Goncalo Ramos (Portugal) tries to find Bruno Fernandes with a clever through ball from the corner of the box, but the defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance.

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Tournament

UEFA Nations League

Season

2026/2027

Attendance

48,832

Referee

Maurizio Mariani

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	France	4	3	1	0	7:2	+5	10	WDWW
2	Italy	4	2	1	1	8:5	+3	7	WDWL
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	6:5	+1	6	LWLW
4	Turkey	4	0	0	4	2:11	-9	0	LLLL

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	4	2	2	0	7:5	+2	8	WDWD
2	Greece	4	2	2	0	5:3	+2	8	DDWW
3	Germany	4	1	2	1	3:2	+1	5	DWLD
4	Serbia	4	0	0	4	3:8	-5	0	LLLL

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Spain	4	4	0	0	12:5	+7	12	WWWW
2	England	4	3	0	1	14:3	+11	9	WWWL
3	Croatia	4	1	0	3	4:14	-10	3	LLLW
4	Czech Republic	4	0	0	4	2:10	-8	0	LLLL

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Portugal	4	4	0	0	9:4	+5	12	WWWW
2	Denmark	4	2	0	2	7:7	0	6	WLWL
3	Wales	4	1	0	3	2:5	-3	3	LWLL
4	Norway	4	1	0	3	6:8	-2	3	LLLW

• Promotion - UEFA Nations League (League A - Play-off: Round of 8)
• UEFA Nations League (League A/B - Relegation)
• Relegation - UEFA Nations League (League B)

Head-to-head matches: 5 · 1.8 goals per match on average.

Based on text commentary events (attacks, shots, corners, goals), not tracking data. Up — home team, down — away team.