Denmark vs Australia FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 21 June 2018
This will be a decisive game for Australia after their loss to France in their first game at the 2018 World Cup. The Aussies must win their match against Denmark if they want to keep their hopes for qualifying for the next round. Denmark, on the other hand, if manage to nick the win, will most certainly guarantee their sport in the Round of 16.
Denmark Probable Lineups and Stats
Fresh from their opening victory over a lively Peru side, Denmark will be grateful for the heroics of Kasper Schmeichel, who kept a host of chances at bay to preserve a 1-0 lead. Yussuf Poulsen got the Danes’ scoring off the mark in Saransk with an unstoppable effort, on the back of a frantic counter-attack, relying a little on fortune to claim victory. Denmark’s mean defending came at the cost of three yellow cards and committing 12 fouls. Securing 51% of possession in a hard-fought first match, Denmark – captained by Simon Kjær -are no slouches in front of goal either, making 11 shots, 6 of which were on target. Åge Hareide’s side finished the match at full strength but may need to watch William Kvist, whose rib injury required treatment on the sideline during the Peru match.
Australia Probable Lineups and Stats
Australia started this World Cup with a slim and respectable 2-1 defeat to a much-fancied French team, with a little help from a contested VAR decision. Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk’s Socceroos gave a strong enough account of themselves to give the travelling fans hope they can progress from the group. In just their second match, however, they are already in a position where nothing less than a win will do, and that means making more of their goal scoring chances. Aston Villa midfielder and national captain Mile Jedinak led by example with a well-taken penalty against the French, though his strike was the only one of their five shots to be on target. Their attacking options were limited in that match, securing only one corner but committing 19 fouls on the way; however, they claimed 44% of possession while searching for an equalizer.
Denmark v Australia – Head to Head
The two sides have only met three times before, most recently in 2010 where Australia claimed victory; however, Denmark have the edge with victories in the two earlier clashes. Their fourth could determine both teams’ fate. Both countries qualified for their place in Russia in playoffs, and the 2018 competition is both Australia and Denmark’s fifth appearance at the tournament. The furthest Denmark have yet reached in the World Cup was the quarter-finals in 1998, which betters Australia’s best to date, when they got to the Round of 16 in 2006.
Expert Tip
Our experts and analysts, after a thorough review of this event, came to the conclusion that Denmark is the favourite to win this game. We expect to see a very interesting match with both teams being able to score a goal, but we see Danish defence being the better of the two teams and therefore being the deciding factor.
Head to head, they have played three International Friendly Games, with Denmark having two wins and Australia one. Denmark will probably qualify for the knockout stage with a win against Australia if “Les Blues” beat “The Incas”. Over 9.5 Corners looks a great pick for betting, with another tip being the Half-Time market where we predict the game to be tied.
Interesting Facts and Information
- Denmark haven’t lost in their last 5 games.
- Denmark have kept a clean sheet in 5 matches in a row.
- Denmark wins 1st half in 30% of their matches, Australia in 23% of their matches.
- Denmark’s recent performance is better than Australia’s.
- In World Cup, Denmark has better performance than Australia.
- Denmark have lost just 1 of their last 3 games against Australia (in all competitions).
- The winner of their last meeting was Denmark.
- Denmark scores 1.67 goals in a match against Australia and Australia scores 0.67 goals against Denmark (on average).
- Denmark scores 1.33 goals when playing at home and Australia scores 1.22 goals when playing away (on average).
- The average number of goals in meetings between Denmark and Australia is 2.33.
- When Denmark leads 1-0 at home, they win in 75% of their matches.
- When Australia leads 0-1 away, they win in 40% of their matches.
- When Australia is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their matches.
- The average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Denmark and Australia is 1.33.
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