Portugal beat Norway 1-2 in the UEFA Liga das Nações. Norway created more shots and a higher expected-goals total, yet the official scoreline still went to the pre-match favorite. Portugal had been priced at 1.15 and Norway at 51. There were no red cards, and the visitors left with the win.

Match Summary

The official result was Norway 1, Portugal 2. The first half produced a single yellow, Julian Ryerson's in the 16th minute. Portugal were not booked at all before the break, and both sides finished the opening period with eleven players on the pitch.

The second half opened with cautions for Fredrik Aursnes and Joao Palhinha inside the first four minutes after the restart. Another pair arrived just after the hour, Kristoffer Ajer for Norway and Renato Veiga for Portugal. Vitinha and Joao Cancelo were then booked a minute apart as the match moved into its last quarter of an hour.

Stoppage time added yellow cards for Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva. Portugal's total reached six. Norway stayed on three. Nobody was sent off, and the match closed at 1-2 to the visitors.

Key Moments

The gap between chance creation and the official score defined the night. Norway posted 2.54 expected goals and still finished with one goal on the scoreboard, while Portugal turned 1.03 expected goals into two. That split, rather than a dismissal, is what separated the sides.

Cautions arrived in three separate spells after half-time, including two in added time. Portugal still avoided a sending-off despite six yellow cards.

Portugal's price of 1.15 had marked them as the clear favorite. Norway were 51, with the draw at 5.8. The visitors delivered the win the odds pointed toward even while finishing behind on shots, shots on target, corners, and expected goals.

Match Statistics

Norway outshot Portugal 22 to 12 and put six attempts on target to Portugal's four. Expected goals ran 2.54 for Norway and 1.03 for Portugal. The hosts also led the corner count, 7 to 2. Yellow cards went three for Norway and six for Portugal, with zero red cards on either side. Those figures sit next to a 1-2 result in Portugal's favor.

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