Russia - Denmark, Euro 2020 match preview and prediction

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The group stage of Euro 2020 is coming to a close, with the last round left to decide which teams will continue in the tournament and which will go home. In Group B, the battle will be fierce between Russia and Denmark, as a loss for either team could mean the end of the tournament. We will take a look at both teams and, as usual, share our match prediction, so we encourage you to read to the end.
Russia

Russia

The Russian team started the tournament rather poorly, losing 3-0 to the group leader Belgium. During the entire match against Belgium, the Russian team had only 5 shots on target, with only one of them hitting the post. By comparison, Denmark had 22 shots on target against Belgium, 6 of which were on target. It is debatable whether it was the tension of the first game against the world's No.1 ranked team or simply poor preparation, but the fact remains that Russia will need at least a draw against Denmark to stay in the tournament.

The Russian team was a bit more positive in the game against Finland, playing more aggressively, attacking the opponents' goal 14 times and scoring a nice goal after a great combination. However, the Russian defence was questionable - the Finnish team also had a number of chances to score and even scored a goal that was disallowed due to a minimal offside after a VAR decision. The team lacks confidence and against the Danes, who need a win in this match, the Russian team will have to find the right solutions both in defence and attack.

Denmark

Denmark

The Danish team lost 1:2 to the group leader, Belgium, after an impressive fight. Although the team is currently without a point, the first game against Finland can be put down to the shock of losing team leader Ch. Eriksen. After the experience the team had to go through and the game being extended just a couple of hours later, it is clear that the Danes did not feel comfortable in the continuation of the game against Finland and that Eriksen was on everyone's mind.

Just a few days later, when the Danes took on the Belgians, we saw a completely different Danish team - they aggressively pressed the Belgian goal from the first minute and scored the first goal of the match in just the 2nd minute. In the first 10 minutes, the Danes had several shots on goal, 3 of which were on target. Indeed, the Danish team caught the Belgians off-guard and could certainly have scored at least one more goal in the first half, but failed to take advantage of the chances created.

The fact is that it is almost impossible to hold a team as strong as Belgium for the whole game, so Belgium managed to pull out a 2-1 victory after some impressive performances by De Bruyne. Anyway, the Danish team has shown that it will not leave the tournament without a fight, and a similar performance against Russia could lead to an assured Danish victory.

Predicted team line-ups:

Russia:
Safonov, Barinov, Diveev, Dzhikiya, Karavaev, Ozdoev, Zobnin, Golovin, Kuzyaev, Miranchuk, Dzyuba;

Denmark:
Schmeichel, Wass, Kjaer, Christensen, Maehle, Delaney, Hojbjerg, Jensen; Braithwaite, Wind, Poulsen.

Forecast

With Belgium beating the Finns, the Danes would need to beat Russia by at least 2 goals to finish 2nd in the group. Failing that, Denmark would still have a chance to qualify for the next round after finishing 3rd, but it is a fact that the Danes will be looking to put things right in this match and take second place in the group. Denmark looked more confident than the Russians and, despite their defeat against the Belgians, they are the clear favourites in this match.

Denmark to win, 1,75 kof., betsafe

Denmark -1, 2,3 kof., betsafe

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