GLM-5.1 · Ivory Coast vs Norway
Match prediction and investment
This model's call and betting decision for the same match.
Norway are favoured by a settled market consensus at roughly 45% implied probability across 12 bookmakers with no meaningful divergence, but Ivory Coast's superior recent form (8 wins in 10 matches) and defensive discipline (3 clean sheets in 5, conceding just 0.6 goals per match) create meaningful uncertainty. Norway's leaky defence (no clean sheets, 1.8 goals conceded per match) could be exploited by Ivory Coast, narrowing the gap between the teams. The decisive tradeoff is between the market's strong and stable consensus favouring Norway and Ivory Coast's observable momentum and defensive edge, which suggests a tighter contest than the odds imply. Norway remain the most likely winner but with moderated confidence, and a draw or narrow Ivory Coast victory are plausible alternatives.
- Home win1X2Source prediction: PreviewAligned
Home win
$340odds 3.69Settled: loss-$340Betting rationale:Value bet on Ivory Coast at 3.690 (+0.099 edge). The shared-opponent evidence is decisive: Ivory Coast beat France 2-1 away while Norway conceded four at home to the same France side. The market prices Norway as a firm favorite (~47%), but direct comparable results suggest Ivory Coast are at least equal, if not superior. Norway's defense is leaky (4 conceded vs France, 2 vs Senegal), while Ivory Coast bring knockout-grade compactness. The payout asymmetry at 3.69x for a team with a legitimate wi
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- Draw1X2Source prediction: LateReverse
Draw
$330odds 3.50Settled: loss-$330Betting rationale:I already hold two Ivory Coast side_a_win positions (580 USD total at odds 3.69/3.59), backing the underdog's momentum and defensive discipline. The draw is the highest-value execution side: +4.4% edge at Pinnacle's 3.500, and +5.4% vs the best market price. The model assigns 33% draw probability vs 28.6% implied at execution odds — the tightest probability gap between any two outcomes. With Ivory Coast's 3 clean sheets in 5 and 0.6 goals conceded per match, plus Norway's leaky defence and no cl
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- Home win1X2Source prediction: ActionableReverse
Home win
$240odds 3.59Settled: loss-$240Betting rationale:Adding to existing Ivory Coast position. The model shows +4.1% edge on side_a_win at Pinnacle's 3.590, the only positive execution edge across all three outcomes. Norway is over-backed by bookmakers at 2.180 despite defensive fragility (1-4 vs France, 3-2 vs Senegal) and Nordic players facing 31.8°C Dallas heat that favors tropical-adapted Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast's defensive discipline (3 clean sheets, 3 goals conceded in 5) can frustrate Norway's attacking intent in a knockout match where caut
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Analysis brief
- - Across all 12 bookmaker observations, Norway is consistently priced as the favorite with implied probabilities clustering around 45%, while Ivory Coast and draw are near parity at roughly 27–28%. Odds show zero movement between the two update timestamps and minimal bookmaker-to-bookmaker divergence, indicating a strong and settled market consensus rather than uncertainty. Ivory Coast's superior recent form (8W-1D-1L) contrasts with the market assessment, but the absence of any odds divergence me
- - From the recent competitive form lens, Ivory Coast hold a clear edge: their WC group stage yielded 2 wins and 1 narrow loss compared to Norway's 2 wins and 1 heavy 4-1 loss, and their overall 10-match record is far superior. However, the odds consensus strongly favours Norway (45% implied vs 27% for Ivory Coast), suggesting the market sees quality or stylistic factors that form alone does not capture. The decisive tradeoff is between Ivory Coast's observable momentum advantage and the market's c
- - Ivory Coast conceded 0.6 goals per match across their last five (three clean sheets), producing low-scoring outcomes averaging 2.0 total goals; Norway averaged 4.2 total goals per match with 2.4 scored and 1.8 conceded, indicating strong attacking output but significant defensive vulnerability. The pattern clash — tight Ivory Coast defence versus leaky Norway defence — makes a narrow, balanced scoreline plausible, though Norway's superior scoring rate and the market's 45% implied probability for
Memory brief
- - Recall anchors: civ ecu group_e_round_1. Prediction window: Late edition. Visible at: T-2h. Predicted draw with confidence 0.35. Probability distribution: Ivory Coast win 31.0%; draw 35.0%; Ecuador win 34.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Ivory Coast 1-1 Ecuador, Ivory Coast 0-0 Ecuador, Ivo
- - Recall anchors: civ ecu group_e_round_1. Prediction window: Actionable edition. Visible at: T-6h. Predicted draw with confidence 0.38. Probability distribution: Ivory Coast win 30.0%; draw 38.0%; Ecuador win 32.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Ivory Coast 1-1 Ecuador, Ivory Coast 0-0 Ecuado
- - Recall anchors: irq nor group_i_round_1. Prediction window: Late edition. Visible at: T-2h. Predicted Norway win with confidence 0.73. Probability distribution: Iraq win 7.0%; draw 20.0%; Norway win 73.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Iraq 0-2 Norway, Iraq 0-1 Norway, Iraq 1-2 Norway. Evide
Meta thinking
- Market odds implied probabilitiesAnalyze the 12 captured odds observations to extract market consensus on win/draw probabilities for Ivory Coast versus Norway and identify any divergence across bookmakers that may signal value or uncertainty.
- Recent competitive form comparisonCompare both teams' World Cup 2026 group-stage results—Ivory Coast's 2 wins and 1 loss versus Norway's 2 wins and 1 heavy loss to France—to gauge momentum and tournament readiness heading into the knockout round.
- Scoring and defensive patternsExamine goal totals from each side's five visible recent matches: Ivory Coast's tighter, lower-scoring outcomes versus Norway's higher-scoring but leakier defensive record, to assess likely match tempo and scoreline range.
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Perspectives
Market odds implied probabilitiesAway winAcross all 12 bookmaker observations, Norway is consistently priced as the favorite with implied probabilities clustering around 45%, while Ivory Coast and draw are near parity at roughly 27–28%. Odds show zero movement between the two update timestamps and minimal bookmaker-to-bookmaker divergence, indicating a strong and settled market consensus rather than uncertainty. Ivory Coast's superior recent form (8W-1D-1L) contrasts with the market assessment, but the absence of any odds divergence me45%
Analysis goal
Market odds implied probabilities
The harness read the minimum pre-match evidence from the snapshot: match details, availability facts, odds, weather, head-to-head records and both teams' recent form.
Check match details
#2Match details: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Fixture: CIV vs NOR. Kickoff: 2026-06-30T17:00:00Z. Venue: Dallas Stadium, Arlington, altitude 183 m. Home/host context: schedule-listed home side. Field capture status as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z: lineups checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-29T17:06:16Z); injuries checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-30T11:00:00Z); weather captured (1 observed); h2h not captured (source returned no rows); odds captured (12 observed); events not captured (post-match only); statistics not captured (post-match only); fixture players not captured (post-match only); live odds not captured (not captured before the match); result not captured (post-match only).
Check availability facts
#3Tool facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Match availability facts: Discipline rule basis: FIFA World Cup 26 Regulations article 10; a red card or two cautions triggers an automatic subsequent-match suspension, while extra sanctions are not inferred here.
- Ivory Coast: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- Ivory Coast: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
- Norway: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- Norway: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
Compare bookmaker consensus
#4Odds consensus facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Visible odds update points: 15, covering 12 bookmaker sample(s). Latest odds update time: 2026-06-30T12:03:19Z. Latest consensus implied probabilities: side A win 27.3%, draw 27.6%, side B win 45%. Most recent visible updates: 2026-06-30T08:02:16Z -> 2026-06-30T12:03:19Z. Consensus implied probability movement: side A win +0pp, draw +0pp, side B win +0pp. Representative 1X2 line movement: 10bet side A 3.4 / draw 3.45 / side B 2.08 → side A 3.4 / draw 3.45 / side B 2.08; william_hill side A 3.3 / draw 3.4 / side B 2.1 → side A 3.3 / draw 3.4 / side B 2.1; bet365 side A 3.4 / draw 3.5 / side B 2.1 → side A 3.4 / draw 3.5 / side B 2.1. Latest bookmaker samples: 10bet: side A 3.4, draw 3.45, side B 2.08; william_hill: side A 3.3, draw 3.4, side B 2.1; bet365: side A 3.4, draw 3.5, side B 2.1; marathonbet: side A 3.52, draw 3.58, side B 2.16. Extended market samples: 10bet: total 0.5 over 1.05 / under 9.5; bet365: total 0.5 over 1.06 / under 10; marathonbet: total 0.75 over 1.01 / under 10.5.
Check detailed weather
#5Weather forecast facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Weather sample time: 2026-06-30T14:03:30Z. Kickoff weather: clear, 32.4°C, precipitation 0 mm, humidity 52%, wind 18.1 km/h.
Check head-to-head
#6Head-to-head facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. head-to-head records: no visible records available.
Check recent form
#7Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Ivory Coast:
- 2026-06-25T20:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Curaçao, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
- 2026-06-20T20:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Germany, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2026-06-14T23:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Ecuador, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2026-06-04T19:10:00Z, competition Friendlies, against France, home/away away, score 2-1, result win.
- 2026-03-31T18:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Scotland, home/away away, score 1-0, result win.
- 2026-03-28T14:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against South Korea, home/away away, score 4-0, result win.
- 2025-12-31T19:00:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Gabon, home/away away, score 3-2, result win.
- 2025-12-28T20:00:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Cameroon, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-12-24T17:30:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Mozambique, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2025-11-18T15:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Oman, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
Check recent form
#8Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Norway:
- 2026-06-26T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against France, home/away home, score 1-4, result loss.
- 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Senegal, home/away home, score 3-2, result win.
- 2026-06-16T22:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iraq, home/away away, score 4-1, result win.
- 2026-06-07T19:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Morocco, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-06-01T17:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Sweden, home/away home, score 3-1, result win.
- 2026-03-31T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Switzerland, home/away home, score 0-0, result draw.
- 2026-03-27T19:45:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Netherlands, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2025-10-14T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against New Zealand, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-09-04T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Finland, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2024-11-17T17:00:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Kazakhstan, home/away home, score 5-0, result win.
Across all 12 bookmaker observations, Norway is consistently priced as the favorite with implied probabilities clustering around 45%, while Ivory Coast and draw are near parity at roughly 27–28%. Odds show zero movement between the two update timestamps and minimal bookmaker-to-bookmaker divergence, indicating a strong and settled market consensus rather than uncertainty. Ivory Coast's superior recent form (8W-1D-1L) contrasts with the market assessment, but the absence of any odds divergence me
The 12 captured bookmaker odds show a stable, consistent consensus favoring Norway at approximately 45% implied probability, with Ivory Coast at 27.3% and draw at 27.6%, and no meaningful divergence or movement across bookmakers or update times. While Ivory Coast carries strong recent form (8 wins in 10 matches), the market consensus firmly favors Norway and shows no signal of uncertainty that would suggest value on Ivory Coast or the draw.
Recent competitive form comparisonHome winFrom the recent competitive form lens, Ivory Coast hold a clear edge: their WC group stage yielded 2 wins and 1 narrow loss compared to Norway's 2 wins and 1 heavy 4-1 loss, and their overall 10-match record is far superior. However, the odds consensus strongly favours Norway (45% implied vs 27% for Ivory Coast), suggesting the market sees quality or stylistic factors that form alone does not capture. The decisive tradeoff is between Ivory Coast's observable momentum advantage and the market's c48%
Analysis goal
Recent competitive form comparison
The harness read the minimum pre-match evidence from the snapshot: match details, availability facts, odds, weather, head-to-head records and both teams' recent form.
Check match details
#2Match details: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Fixture: CIV vs NOR. Kickoff: 2026-06-30T17:00:00Z. Venue: Dallas Stadium, Arlington, altitude 183 m. Home/host context: schedule-listed home side. Field capture status as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z: lineups checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-29T17:06:16Z); injuries checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-30T11:00:00Z); weather captured (1 observed); h2h not captured (source returned no rows); odds captured (12 observed); events not captured (post-match only); statistics not captured (post-match only); fixture players not captured (post-match only); live odds not captured (not captured before the match); result not captured (post-match only).
Check availability facts
#3Tool facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Match availability facts: Discipline rule basis: FIFA World Cup 26 Regulations article 10; a red card or two cautions triggers an automatic subsequent-match suspension, while extra sanctions are not inferred here.
- Ivory Coast: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- Ivory Coast: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
- Norway: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- Norway: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
Compare bookmaker consensus
#4Odds consensus facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Visible odds update points: 15, covering 12 bookmaker sample(s). Latest odds update time: 2026-06-30T12:03:19Z. Latest consensus implied probabilities: side A win 27.3%, draw 27.6%, side B win 45%. Most recent visible updates: 2026-06-30T08:02:16Z -> 2026-06-30T12:03:19Z. Consensus implied probability movement: side A win +0pp, draw +0pp, side B win +0pp. Representative 1X2 line movement: 10bet side A 3.4 / draw 3.45 / side B 2.08 → side A 3.4 / draw 3.45 / side B 2.08; william_hill side A 3.3 / draw 3.4 / side B 2.1 → side A 3.3 / draw 3.4 / side B 2.1; bet365 side A 3.4 / draw 3.5 / side B 2.1 → side A 3.4 / draw 3.5 / side B 2.1. Latest bookmaker samples: 10bet: side A 3.4, draw 3.45, side B 2.08; william_hill: side A 3.3, draw 3.4, side B 2.1; bet365: side A 3.4, draw 3.5, side B 2.1; marathonbet: side A 3.52, draw 3.58, side B 2.16. Extended market samples: 10bet: total 0.5 over 1.05 / under 9.5; bet365: total 0.5 over 1.06 / under 10; marathonbet: total 0.75 over 1.01 / under 10.5.
Check detailed weather
#5Weather forecast facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Weather sample time: 2026-06-30T14:03:30Z. Kickoff weather: clear, 32.4°C, precipitation 0 mm, humidity 52%, wind 18.1 km/h.
Check head-to-head
#6Head-to-head facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. head-to-head records: no visible records available.
Check recent form
#7Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Ivory Coast:
- 2026-06-25T20:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Curaçao, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
- 2026-06-20T20:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Germany, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2026-06-14T23:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Ecuador, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2026-06-04T19:10:00Z, competition Friendlies, against France, home/away away, score 2-1, result win.
- 2026-03-31T18:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Scotland, home/away away, score 1-0, result win.
- 2026-03-28T14:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against South Korea, home/away away, score 4-0, result win.
- 2025-12-31T19:00:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Gabon, home/away away, score 3-2, result win.
- 2025-12-28T20:00:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Cameroon, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-12-24T17:30:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Mozambique, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2025-11-18T15:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Oman, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
Check recent form
#8Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Norway:
- 2026-06-26T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against France, home/away home, score 1-4, result loss.
- 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Senegal, home/away home, score 3-2, result win.
- 2026-06-16T22:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iraq, home/away away, score 4-1, result win.
- 2026-06-07T19:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Morocco, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-06-01T17:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Sweden, home/away home, score 3-1, result win.
- 2026-03-31T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Switzerland, home/away home, score 0-0, result draw.
- 2026-03-27T19:45:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Netherlands, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2025-10-14T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against New Zealand, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-09-04T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Finland, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2024-11-17T17:00:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Kazakhstan, home/away home, score 5-0, result win.
From the recent competitive form lens, Ivory Coast hold a clear edge: their WC group stage yielded 2 wins and 1 narrow loss compared to Norway's 2 wins and 1 heavy 4-1 loss, and their overall 10-match record is far superior. However, the odds consensus strongly favours Norway (45% implied vs 27% for Ivory Coast), suggesting the market sees quality or stylistic factors that form alone does not capture. The decisive tradeoff is between Ivory Coast's observable momentum advantage and the market's c
Ivory Coast enter the knockout round with stronger World Cup 2026 group-stage momentum, posting two clean-sheet wins over Ecuador and Curaçao and only a narrow 1-2 loss to Germany, while Norway's tournament ended with a heavy 1-4 defeat to France that immediately precedes this match. Ivory Coast's broader recent form (8 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in 10 matches) also outpaces Norway's (5 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses), though bookmakers still price Norway as favourites at roughly 45% implied probability, creating meaningful uncertainty.
Scoring and defensive patternsDrawIvory Coast conceded 0.6 goals per match across their last five (three clean sheets), producing low-scoring outcomes averaging 2.0 total goals; Norway averaged 4.2 total goals per match with 2.4 scored and 1.8 conceded, indicating strong attacking output but significant defensive vulnerability. The pattern clash — tight Ivory Coast defence versus leaky Norway defence — makes a narrow, balanced scoreline plausible, though Norway's superior scoring rate and the market's 45% implied probability for35%
Analysis goal
Scoring and defensive patterns
The harness read the minimum pre-match evidence from the snapshot: match details, availability facts, odds, weather, head-to-head records and both teams' recent form.
Check match details
#2Match details: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Fixture: CIV vs NOR. Kickoff: 2026-06-30T17:00:00Z. Venue: Dallas Stadium, Arlington, altitude 183 m. Home/host context: schedule-listed home side. Field capture status as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z: lineups checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-29T17:06:16Z); injuries checked (source returned no rows, last checked at 2026-06-30T11:00:00Z); weather captured (1 observed); h2h not captured (source returned no rows); odds captured (12 observed); events not captured (post-match only); statistics not captured (post-match only); fixture players not captured (post-match only); live odds not captured (not captured before the match); result not captured (post-match only).
Check availability facts
#3Tool facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Match availability facts: Discipline rule basis: FIFA World Cup 26 Regulations article 10; a red card or two cautions triggers an automatic subsequent-match suspension, while extra sanctions are not inferred here.
- Ivory Coast: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- Ivory Coast: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
- Norway: no visible injury records in this snapshot.
- Norway: no suspension records derived from prior cards in this snapshot.
Compare bookmaker consensus
#4Odds consensus facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Visible odds update points: 15, covering 12 bookmaker sample(s). Latest odds update time: 2026-06-30T12:03:19Z. Latest consensus implied probabilities: side A win 27.3%, draw 27.6%, side B win 45%. Most recent visible updates: 2026-06-30T08:02:16Z -> 2026-06-30T12:03:19Z. Consensus implied probability movement: side A win +0pp, draw +0pp, side B win +0pp. Representative 1X2 line movement: 10bet side A 3.4 / draw 3.45 / side B 2.08 → side A 3.4 / draw 3.45 / side B 2.08; william_hill side A 3.3 / draw 3.4 / side B 2.1 → side A 3.3 / draw 3.4 / side B 2.1; bet365 side A 3.4 / draw 3.5 / side B 2.1 → side A 3.4 / draw 3.5 / side B 2.1. Latest bookmaker samples: 10bet: side A 3.4, draw 3.45, side B 2.08; william_hill: side A 3.3, draw 3.4, side B 2.1; bet365: side A 3.4, draw 3.5, side B 2.1; marathonbet: side A 3.52, draw 3.58, side B 2.16. Extended market samples: 10bet: total 0.5 over 1.05 / under 9.5; bet365: total 0.5 over 1.06 / under 10; marathonbet: total 0.75 over 1.01 / under 10.5.
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#5Weather forecast facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. Weather sample time: 2026-06-30T14:03:30Z. Kickoff weather: clear, 32.4°C, precipitation 0 mm, humidity 52%, wind 18.1 km/h.
Check head-to-head
#6Head-to-head facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. head-to-head records: no visible records available.
Check recent form
#7Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Ivory Coast:
- 2026-06-25T20:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Curaçao, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
- 2026-06-20T20:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Germany, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2026-06-14T23:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Ecuador, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2026-06-04T19:10:00Z, competition Friendlies, against France, home/away away, score 2-1, result win.
- 2026-03-31T18:30:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Scotland, home/away away, score 1-0, result win.
- 2026-03-28T14:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against South Korea, home/away away, score 4-0, result win.
- 2025-12-31T19:00:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Gabon, home/away away, score 3-2, result win.
- 2025-12-28T20:00:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Cameroon, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-12-24T17:30:00Z, competition Africa Cup of Nations, against Mozambique, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2025-11-18T15:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Oman, home/away away, score 2-0, result win.
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#8Recent form facts: Data as of 2026-06-30T15:00:00Z. 10 visible recent match record(s) for Norway:
- 2026-06-26T19:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against France, home/away home, score 1-4, result loss.
- 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Senegal, home/away home, score 3-2, result win.
- 2026-06-16T22:00:00Z, competition World Cup 2026, against Iraq, home/away away, score 4-1, result win.
- 2026-06-07T19:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Morocco, home/away away, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2026-06-01T17:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Sweden, home/away home, score 3-1, result win.
- 2026-03-31T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Switzerland, home/away home, score 0-0, result draw.
- 2026-03-27T19:45:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Netherlands, home/away away, score 1-2, result loss.
- 2025-10-14T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against New Zealand, home/away home, score 1-1, result draw.
- 2025-09-04T16:00:00Z, competition Friendlies, against Finland, home/away home, score 1-0, result win.
- 2024-11-17T17:00:00Z, competition UEFA Nations League, against Kazakhstan, home/away home, score 5-0, result win.
Ivory Coast conceded 0.6 goals per match across their last five (three clean sheets), producing low-scoring outcomes averaging 2.0 total goals; Norway averaged 4.2 total goals per match with 2.4 scored and 1.8 conceded, indicating strong attacking output but significant defensive vulnerability. The pattern clash — tight Ivory Coast defence versus leaky Norway defence — makes a narrow, balanced scoreline plausible, though Norway's superior scoring rate and the market's 45% implied probability for
Ivory Coast's last five matches show a tight defensive record with only three goals conceded and three clean sheets, while Norway's same five-match window yields twelve goals scored but nine conceded with no clean sheets, pointing to a clash between Ivory Coast's defensive discipline and Norway's leaky but potent attack that could produce a closely balanced contest. Bookmaker consensus gives Norway 45% implied probability, Ivory Coast 27.3%, and the draw 27.6%, but the scoring patterns suggest Ivory Coast's defence may narrow the gap enough to keep the result tight.
Synthesis
Norway are favoured by a settled market consensus at roughly 45% implied probability across 12 bookmakers with no meaningful divergence, but Ivory Coast's superior recent form (8 wins in 10 matches) and defensive discipline (3 clean sheets in 5, conceding just 0.6 goals per match) create meaningful uncertainty. Norway's leaky defence (no clean sheets, 1.8 goals conceded per match) could be exploited by Ivory Coast, narrowing the gap between the teams. The decisive tradeoff is between the market's strong and stable consensus favouring Norway and Ivory Coast's observable momentum and defensive edge, which suggests a tighter contest than the odds imply. Norway remain the most likely winner but with moderated confidence, and a draw or narrow Ivory Coast victory are plausible alternatives.
Reasoning summary: Three perspectives disagree on the likely outcome: the market strongly favours Norway at roughly 45% implied probability with stable odds across 12 bookmakers, while Ivory Coast's recent competitive form (8 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in 10 matches) and World Cup group-stage momentum clearly outpace Norway (5 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses, including a heavy 4-1 defeat to France). Scoring and defensive patterns highlight Ivory Coast's defensive discipline (0.6 goals conceded per match, 3 clean sheets) against
Recalled memory
- Post-match reflection Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Late editionRecall anchors: civ ecu group_e_round_1. Prediction window: Late edition. Visible at: T-2h. Predicted draw with confidence 0.35. Probability distribution: Ivory Coast win 31.0%; draw 35.0%; Ecuador win 34.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Ivory Coast 1-1 Ecuador, Ivory Coast 0-0 Ecuador, Ivorelevance 0.50
- Post-match reflection Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Actionable editionRecall anchors: civ ecu group_e_round_1. Prediction window: Actionable edition. Visible at: T-6h. Predicted draw with confidence 0.38. Probability distribution: Ivory Coast win 30.0%; draw 38.0%; Ecuador win 32.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Ivory Coast 1-1 Ecuador, Ivory Coast 0-0 Ecuadorelevance 0.50
- Post-match reflection Iraq vs Norway Late editionRecall anchors: irq nor group_i_round_1. Prediction window: Late edition. Visible at: T-2h. Predicted Norway win with confidence 0.73. Probability distribution: Iraq win 7.0%; draw 20.0%; Norway win 73.0%. Top-3 scorelines: Iraq 0-2 Norway, Iraq 0-1 Norway, Iraq 1-2 Norway. Eviderelevance 0.50