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UEFA Nations League·Round 3 Thu 1/10·21:45
Wales
2-1 FT
Norway
  • James38'
  • Williams48'
  • Bobb11'
Cardiff City Stadium32,076 spectatorsReferee: Alejandro Hernandez
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Difficulty
49

Wales trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 11'Trailed by one goal
  2. 38'Equaliser
  3. 48'Winner

Why they came back

Drawn from the match data

Took their chances

From minute 11: Wales had 12 shots to 12 for Norway, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Norway down to ten

Red card for Heggem in minute 46, and Wales made the extra man count.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 10% of fans backed Wales to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

The line runs with the minutes from left to right, from Wales's point of view
Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT11'38'48'Red card 46'Substitution 75'Substitution 76'Substitution 76'Substitution 85'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadWales goal Norway goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Wales chances, below: Norway. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
WalesNorway04590

Match story

Every goal and what it changed
  1. 11'

    Bobb opened the scoring for Norway, assisted by Ødegaard, putting Norway ahead 1-0.

  2. 38'

    James equalised for Wales, assisted by Thomas, to make it 1-1.

  3. 46'

    Red card for Heggem, leaving Norway with ten men

  4. 48'

    Williams completed the turnaround for Wales, putting Wales ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

WalesNorway
50%Possession50%
1.05Chance quality (xG)1.3
12Shots12
6On target4
2Big chances2
3Corners3
520Passes516

Top players

1
JamesWales · Right Forward
8.2
2
WilliamsWales · Left Back
8.1
3
BobbNorway · Right Forward
7.7
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Wales 10%Draw 12%Norway 78%
from 16,116 votes

Line-ups

Norway4-3-3
6.5 Ward 6.6 Dasilva 6.7 Davies 7.4 B. Cabango 8.1 Williams 6.1 James 6.6 Ampadu 7.5 Thomas 7.1 Cullen 8.2 James 6.3 L. Koumas 6.3 Nyland 6.9 Wolfe 5.5 Heggem 6.8 Ajer 5.5 Ryerson 6.1 Aursnes 6.6 Berge 7.5 Ødegaard 6.8 Schjelderup 6.4 Haaland 7.7 Bobb
Wales4-2-3-1
Wales coach: C. Bellamy Norway coach: Solbakken

Match events

WalesNorway
  1. BobbGoal · assist: Ødegaard
    11'
  2. PedersenSubstitution · for Ryerson
    16'
  3. JamesYellow card
    37'
  4. JamesGoal · assist: Thomas
    38'
  5. AasgaardSubstitution · for Aursnes
    46'
  6. HeggemRed card
    46'
  7. WilliamsGoal
    48'
  8. OstigardSubstitution · for Bobb
    49'
  9. SheehanSubstitution · for James
    75'
  10. LarsenSubstitution · for Wolfe
    75'
  11. NusaSubstitution · for Schjelderup
    75'
  12. B. JohnsonSubstitution · for James
    76'
  13. J. ColwillSubstitution · for Cullen
    76'
  14. HarrisSubstitution · for L. Koumas
    85'
  15. ThomasYellow card
    90+3'
  16. AmpaduYellow card
    90+3'
  17. ØdegaardYellow card
    90+3'