Denmark vs France FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 26 June 2018
Denmark and France will face each other on Matchday 3 to determine who will be the winner in Group C and who will be the runner-up. Having in mind that a draw suits both teams, a thrilling spectacle is not to be expected in this one. With one of the most exciting squads in the World Cup, France have the potential to do very well in the knockout stages. Victory in both previous games has already sealed their passage out of the group. However, they are yet to capture the imagination of the audiences of the competition.
Denmark Probable Lineups and Stats
Denmark Age Hareide is expected to make a few changes as William Kvist has been ruled out of the remaining games with a broken rib while Yussuf Poulsen is suspended following his second yellow card of the tournament in the previous game. This could see Middlesbrough’s Martin Braithwaite brought in on the right side of the attack but no other changes are expected thus resulting in the formation 4-2-3-1. In goal, for Denmark, will surely start Kasper Schmeichel and in front of him Simon Kjaer, Andreas Christensen, Henrik Dalsgaard, Jens Stryger Larsen, Lasse Schoene, Thomas Delaney, Christian Eriksen, Nicolai Joergensen, Martin Braithwaite and Pione Sisto.
In the previous two games against Peru and Australia Denmark managed an average of 49% ball possession, 9 shots of which 4 on target and just 4 offsides ruled out. Denmark made 18 fouls against Peru but just 7 against Australia which saw them booked 4 times in total, 2 yellow cards in each game.
France Probable Lineups and Stats
Didier Deschamps has no such selection problems to contend with but does have plenty of options in naming his starting lineup. He said that he will be making some changes to the starting eleven but with no intention to go out and play for a draw. Players like Griezmann, Pogba and Mbappe will most like be given a chance to rest and Fekir and Dembele taking their places. Given that the France squad is full with world star players, resting some of them will not cause much of disruption in their game. Les Blues will probably deploy in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Steve Mandanda in goal and in front of him Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Adil Rami, Lucas Hernandez, N’Golo Kante, Steven Nzonzi, Nabil Fekir, Ousmane Dembele, Florian Thauvin and Olivier Giroud.
In Matchday 1 and Matchday 2, France were very wasteful in front of goal and converted only 25% of their shots on target and scoring 3 goals while managing an average of 50% ball possession. France made 27 fouls against Peru and Australia which saw them booked 3 times in total.
Denmark v France – Head to Head
France and Denmark have faced each other 13 times in all competitions of which 8 times in International friendlies and 6 times in UEFA or FIFA Championships. France have 8 wins, 4 losses and only one game have ended in a draw. The last time Denmark managed to beat France was in a 2002 World Cup game where they beat the French 2:0. Since then Denmark have 3 losses and each one of them they conceded 2 goals and managed to score only once.Expert Tip
France have won six out of their last seven meetings against Denmark in all competitions has won at both half-time and full-time in their last three encounters. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Denmark’s last six matches in FIFA World Cup finals. Les Blues have won with a 1 goal margin of the previous four games in FIFA World Cup. France have scored at least 2 goals in their last three clashes against Denmark in all competitions. Our tip for this game is Under 3.5 goals in the game and if you are feeling lucky you can try a correct score of 2:1 for France.Interesting Facts and Information
- Denmark haven’t won any of their last 3 games against France.
- Denmark haven’t lost in their last 6 games.
- France haven’t lost in their last 6 games.
- Denmark wins 1st half in 28% of their games, France in 76% of their games.
- France’s recent performance is better than Denmark’s.
- In World Cup, France has better performance than Denmark.
- France have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against Denmark (in all competitions).
- The winner of their last meeting was France.
- On their last meeting France won by 1 goals.
- Denmark scores 0.6 goals in a match against France and France scores 1.8 goals against Denmark (on average).
- Denmark scores 1.29 goals when playing at home and France scores 2 goals when playing away (on average).
- Average number of goals in meetings between Denmark and France is 2.4.
- When Denmark leads 1-0 at home, they win in 60% of their games.
- When France leads 0-1 away, they win in 66% of their games.
- France have previously won 6 of 8 matches against Denmark.
- France have scored at least one goal for 11 consecutive games.
- During the last 8 meetings, Denmark have won 2 times, there have been 0 draws while France have won 6 times. The goal difference is 13-6 in favour of France.
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