Norway 1-2 Belgium - September 12, 1979 / Euro Qualifying 1980
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NOR
7' - Goal
Paal Jacobsen7 31' - Goal
Jean Janssens
NOR
62' - Goal
François Van der Elst 75' - Substitution
Jan Hansenis substituted by Rune Ottesen75
76' - Substitution
Franky Vercauterenis substituted by René Verheyen
76' - Substitution
Jean Janssensis substituted by Jan Ceulemans 83' - Substitution
Odd Iversenis substituted by Svein Mathisen83
BEL
BEL
Team line-ups
Norway
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Roy Amundsen | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Morten Vinje | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Einar Jan Aas | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Svein Gröndalen | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trond Pedersen | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Hansen | 75 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roger Albertsen | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tor Egil Johansen | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hallvar Thoresen | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Odd Iversen | 83 | 33 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paal Jacobsen | 7 | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jean-Marie Pfaff | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Walter Meeuws | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michel Renquin | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luc Millecamps | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Gerets | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franky Vercauteren | 76 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
René Vandereycken | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jean Janssens | 3176 | 34 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Albert Cluytens | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
François Van der Elst | 62 | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Julien Cools | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Rune Ottesen | 75 | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Svein Mathisen | 83 | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
René Verheyen | 76 | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jan Ceulemans | 76 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Odd Iversen
IN
Arne Okland
OUT
Hallvar Thoresen
IN
Svein Mathisen
OUT
Jan Hansen
IN
Stein Thunberg
OUT
Roger Albertsen
IN
Bjarne Berntsen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Luc Millecamps
IN
Hugo Broos
OUT
Jean-Marie Pfaff
IN
Michel Preud'homme
OUT
Albert Cluytens
IN
Charly Jacobs
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
16
Success rate in this team:
19 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
19 %
Fossen vs Belgium
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Fossen vs Thys
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
56
16
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Thys vs Norway
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Thys vs Fossen
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Alojzy Jarguz
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Norway2 matches | General total | Belgium1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Norway1 match | Season total | Belgium1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 13, 1982 | Latest figure on September 12, 1979 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Norway keeps its 22 matches with at least one goal conceded in Euro Qualifying running (since 03/09/1967). It's a record streak. The first of history
Belgium keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a loss in Euro Qualifying running (since 20/09/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/11/1971-06/09/1975 time period (7 matches).
Norway keeps its 12 consecutive matches without a win in Euro Qualifying running (since 30/10/1974). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/10/1971 (8 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorway 1-2 Denmark31/05/1978 | LNorway 0-2 Austria30/08/1978 | LNorway 0-1 Portugal09/05/1979 | VNorway 2-1 Ireland Olympic31/05/1979 | LNorway 0-4 Scotland07/06/1979 | VNorway 2-0 Sweden15/08/1979 |
| Overall | VNorway 2-1 Ireland Olympic31/05/1979 | LNorway 0-4 Scotland07/06/1979 | LSweden 2-0 Norway28/06/1979 | VNorway 2-0 Sweden15/08/1979 | VFinland 0-1 Norway21/08/1979 | LAustria 4-0 Norway29/08/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LNetherlands 1-0 Belgium26/10/1977 | LNorthern Ireland 3-0 Belgium16/11/1977 | DEast Germany 0-0 Belgium19/04/1978 | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium11/10/1978 | LIsrael 1-0 Belgium15/11/1978 | DAustria 0-0 Belgium02/05/1979 |
| Overall | DEast Germany 0-0 Belgium19/04/1978 | DBelgium 1-1 Norway20/09/1978 | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium11/10/1978 | LIsrael 1-0 Belgium15/11/1978 | DBelgium 1-1 Austria28/03/1979 | DAustria 0-0 Belgium02/05/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 6 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
15 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.75 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
2.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.75 |
|
2.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Arne Okland | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | René Vandereycken |  |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Franky Vercauteren | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | René Vandereycken | |
||
| Arne Okland | 2 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | René Vandereycken | |
Historical head to head
Home
0 gf
2 ga
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Total
1 gf
5 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Away
2 gf
0 ga
Total
5 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 31, 1973 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
October 04, 1972 |
Latest head to head
September 20, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
October 31, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
October 04, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
Best historical scorers against Belgium
|
Arne Okland | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Best historical scorers against Norway
|
Léon Dolmans | 2 goals | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Raoul Lambert | 2 goals | 1972 - 1973 |
 |
Julien Cools | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Belgium
|
Svein Gröndalen | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Bjarne Berntsen | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Tor Egil Johansen | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Hallvar Thoresen | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Stein Thunberg | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
|
Tom Rüsz Jacobsen | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Norway
|
Léon Dolmans | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Jan Verheyen | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Raoul Lambert | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
 |
Paul van Himst | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
|
François Van der Elst | 2 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Jean Dockx | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 30, 1978
September 20, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 25, 1978
November 15, 1978
November 29, 1978
March 28, 1979
May 02, 1979
May 09, 1979
June 07, 1979
August 29, 1979
October 17, 1979
November 01, 1979
November 21, 1979
December 19, 1979
March 26, 1980
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