Norway 2-1 Sweden - September 07, 1977 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1978
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57'
68'
NOR
NOR
46' - Substitution
Bo Börjessonis substituted by Thomas Sjöberg 57' - Goal
Rune Ottesen57 57' - Goal
Thomas Sjöberg
60' - Substitution
Ralf Edströmis substituted by Lennart Larsson 68' - Goal
Odd Iversen68 88' - Substitution
Stein Thunbergis substituted by Tom Rüsz Jacobsen 88' - Substitution
Odd Iversenis substituted by Ole Johnny Henriksen88
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
Norway
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Geir Karlsen | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Svein Gröndalen | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Helge Karlsen | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jan Birkelund | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trond Pedersen | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stein Thunberg | 88 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rune Ottesen | 57 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tor Egil Johansen | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Odd Iversen | 6888 | 31 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paal Jacobsen | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tom Lund | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
5
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ronnie Hellström | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Andersson | 28 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bjorn Nordqvist | 34 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hans Borg | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roland Andersson | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bo Börjesson | 46 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Eine Fredriksson | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Conny Torstensson | 28 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Anders Linderoth | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ralf Edström | 60 | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Benny Wendt | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tom Rüsz Jacobsen | 88 | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ole Johnny Henriksen | 88 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Lennart Larsson | 60 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thomas Sjöberg | 5746 | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Bo Börjesson
IN
Lennart Larsson
OUT
Anders Linderoth
IN
Thomas Sjöberg
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
35
25
Success rate in this team:
24 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Eggen vs Sweden
2 victories
0 draw
5 losses
Eggen vs Ericson
2 victories
0 draw
5 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
57
66
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Ericson vs Norway
7 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Ericson vs Eggen
5 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Adolf Prokop
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Norway2 matches | General total | Sweden3 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Norway1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 12, 1983 | Latest figure on November 14, 1987 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Norway after 6 consecutive matches without a win vs Sweden at home (since 14/08/1963). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 24/09/1950
No Sweden manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Georg Ericson has done less than 1.5 goals scored per game .
End of streak for Norway after 3 consecutive losses vs Sweden in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 09/10/1968). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| 1 | Sweden | 6 pts | 4 rd | |
| 2 | Norway | 4 pts | 3 rd | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 pt | 3 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Sweden | 6 pts | 4 rd | |
| 2 | Norway | 4 pts | 3 rd | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 pt | 3 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorway 0-1 Iceland19/05/1976 | DNorway 0-0 Denmark24/06/1976 | VNorway 1-0 Switzerland08/09/1976 | VNorway 3-2 Sweden22/09/1976 | LNorway 0-2 Denmark01/06/1977 | DNorway 1-1 Finland18/08/1977 |
| Overall | VNorway 1-0 Switzerland08/09/1976 | VNorway 3-2 Sweden22/09/1976 | LSweden 1-0 Norway26/05/1977 | LNorway 0-2 Denmark01/06/1977 | LIceland 2-1 Norway30/06/1977 | DNorway 1-1 Finland18/08/1977 |
Current form
| Away | VFinland 0-2 Sweden01/06/1976 | LNorway 3-2 Sweden22/09/1976 | VSwitzerland 1-2 Sweden09/10/1976 | LScotland 3-1 Sweden27/04/1977 | LDenmark 2-1 Sweden15/06/1977 | VIceland 0-1 Sweden20/07/1977 |
| Overall | LScotland 3-1 Sweden27/04/1977 | VSweden 1-0 Norway26/05/1977 | VSweden 2-1 Switzerland08/06/1977 | LDenmark 2-1 Sweden15/06/1977 | VIceland 0-1 Sweden20/07/1977 | LSweden 0-1 East Germany17/08/1977 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
1 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Thomas Sjöberg | |
||
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Bo Börjesson | |
||
| - | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | Thomas Sjöberg | |
Historical head to head
Home
60 gf
94 ga
Away
63 gf
155 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
4 ga
Total
125 gf
253 ga
Historical head to head
Home
155 gf
63 ga
Away
94 gf
60 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
2 ga
Total
253 gf
125 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
September 14, 1919 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
September 03, 1967 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 0 |
October 21, 1945 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
September 24, 1922 |
Latest head to head
May 26, 1977 - Nordic Tournament 1972/1977
September 22, 1976 - Nordic Tournament 1972/1977
June 16, 1976 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
August 13, 1975 - Eliminatoires Euro 1976
June 30, 1975 - Eliminatoires Euro 1976
Best historical scorers against Sweden
|
Einar Gundersen | 10 goals | 1917 - 1927 |
|
Jorgen Juve | 7 goals | 1929 - 1932 |
|
Kaare Engebretsen | 6 goals | 1915 - 1919 |
|
Finn Berstad | 5 goals | 1924 - 1927 |
|
Reidar Kvammen | 4 goals | 1936 - 1937 |
|
Adolph Wold | 3 goals | 1915 - 1919 |
Best historical scorers against Norway
|
Sven Rydell | 13 goals | 1923 - 1927 |
 |
Gunnar Nordahl | 13 goals | 1945 - 1948 |
|
Karl Gustafsson | 13 goals | 1908 - 1918 |
|
Helge Ekroth | 11 goals | 1911 - 1917 |
|
Ivar Svensson | 8 goals | 1912 - 1916 |
|
Arne Nyberg | 6 goals | 1938 - 1946 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
|
Gunner Anderson | 21 matches | 1911 - 1923 |
|
Per Skou | 20 matches | 1911 - 1923 |
|
Einar Gundersen | 14 matches | 1917 - 1928 |
|
Adolph Wold | 13 matches | 1912 - 1921 |
|
Otto Aulie | 12 matches | 1913 - 1921 |
|
Alexander Olsen | 11 matches | 1920 - 1932 |
Players with most games played vs Norway
|
Ragnar Wicksell | 11 matches | 1912 - 1921 |
|
Helge Ekroth | 11 matches | 1911 - 1921 |
|
Theodor Malm | 10 matches | 1908 - 1919 |
|
Karl Gustafsson | 10 matches | 1908 - 1920 |
|
Rune Bergstrom | 10 matches | 1913 - 1922 |
|
Erik Persson | 9 matches | 1931 - 1939 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 15, 1977
May 18, 1977
May 26, 1977
September 03, 1977
October 09, 1977
October 12, 1977
November 13, 1977
November 16, 1977
November 27, 1977
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
2
|  | Norway | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
3
|  | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
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