Friday's international football predictions, betting odds and tips: Back Dutch to dent Norway's impressive record

Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands are the headline pick on a busy Friday of international friendlies, with bookmakers offering 7-5 about a home win and more than 2.5 goals against Norway at the Johan Cruyff Arena (7.45pm GMT).

Norway arrive in Amsterdam on the back of a perfect qualifying campaign, sweeping all eight Group I ties and scoring 14 times across victories over Italy. Yet Stale Solbakken must plan without Erling Haaland, rested, and injured skipper Martin Odegaard, blunting a forward line that has carried the team. The defensive numbers are less imposing and Koeman’s side, unbeaten in 15 of 16 matches since last summer’s Euro 2024 semi-final loss to England, are expected to exploit the gaps.

Despite missing Memphis Depay, Noa Lang and Frenkie de Jong, the Oranje still possess depth in attack and have scored 25 goals in six of their recent qualification wins. A 5-5 aggregate thriller with Spain in the Nations League quarter-finals underlined their capacity for high-scoring contests, making the 7-5 quoted by BoyleSports and Hills about a Dutch victory plus over 2.5 goals the standout wager.

Switzerland look solid on home soil in Basel, where they brushed aside Kosovo, Slovenia and Sweden during a commanding Group B campaign. Draw-no-bet at 5-4 (BoyleSports, Paddy Power) is the selection against a German side lacking Jamal Musiala and still searching for away fluency under Julian Nagelsmann. Germany required a late Niclas Fullkrug equaliser to avoid defeat to the Swiss at Euro 2024 and have since lost in Slovakia and come unstuck against Portugal and France in the Nations League.

Later in Madrid, Morocco meet Ecuador at the Metropolitano and layers rate a stalemate the likely outcome. Ecuador shipped only five goals in 18 South American qualifiers, while Morocco conceded just twice in seven home matches on the way to the Africa Cup of Nations final. With both attacks short on cutting edge – Morocco lean heavily on Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz – the 13-2 about no goalscorer (Paddy Power) is the value call.

Selections: Netherlands to win & over 2.5 goals vs Norway – 2pts at 7-5 (BoyleSports, Hills) Switzerland draw no bet vs Germany – 2pts at 5-4 (BoyleSports, Paddy Power) No goalscorer in Morocco vs Ecuador – 1pt at 13-2 (Paddy Power)