Halland vs. Mitrovic, rivalry of ‘killers’ with promotion at stake

Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion will be the scene of an exciting Norway-Serbia match today. Promotion to League A is at stake on the last day of the Nations League group stage and its outcome depends on the rivalry of ‘killers’ between Erling Haaland (22 years old) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (28). Valencia manager Antonio Mateu Lahoz will be in charge of doing justice on the pitch.

Norway has everything in its favor to retain first place in League B’s promotion-clinching group 4, but it can’t be let down one bit. He has the support of his fans and it is enough for him to draw because in that case both teams will finish with equal points (now they will add 10), but the ‘Vikings’ will impose their best ‘particular average’ after winning last. June in Belgrade by 0 -1 with a goal, of course, from Haaland.

Norway, with a pending account in Serbia

Serbia only needed one result, to win, but they already did it at Ullevaal Stadion in their last visit in October 2020, when they beat Norway in extra time (1-2), with a brace from Sergej Milinkovic -Savic, and fired. in the semifinals of the qualifying playoff for the European Championship.

So neither Haaland nor Mitrovic scored. Subsequently, Serbia were left without a ticket for the final stage of England when they fell in Belgrade against Scotland on penalties (1-1 and 4-5).

Two gunners in one roll

Haaland has been breaking goalscoring records at the start of the season since his arrival at Manchester City, but Mitrovic has also been with Fulham and Serbia. In fact, both are the top scorers in the Premier League and the Nations League, a fact that reflects the high level of pulse they will handle tonight in Oslo.

Haaland scored on Saturday, despite the defeat, in Slovenia-Norway (2-1) and has scored 15 goals in his 11 games played this season: 14 achieved at City (11 in the Premier in 7 games and 3 in the champion in 2) with the examiner in his choice. He failed to score in just two of those 11 games: in the Community Shield against Liverpool and in the Premier against Bournemouth.

Both in the Premier and Nations League

Second highest scorer in the English championship after Erling Haaland with his six goals with promoted Fulham, Mitrovic has 5 in this Nations League after his amazing hat trick on Saturday against Sweden (4 -1) and also has Haaland (6) ahead. .

With Fulham, after helping him to promotion last season with 43 goals in 44 games in the Championship (Second English), Mitrovic has 6 goals in 7 games and only failed to score in two against Wolves and Nottingham.

In Serbia, Mitrovic scored 49 goals in 75 international matches. Haaland has a stratospheric average in Norway: 21 goals in 22 wounds. Two real ‘killers’ face off today with a common goal: promotion to the elite of the Nations League.