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We were impressed with both Denmark and Serbia when they played England, but the question needs to be asked: did both of these teams look so good because England were so bad?
We actually think that both of these teams are up for this competition and in the case of Denmark, it looks like their manager, Kasper Hjulmand, has assembled a team with a fighting chance to progress in the competition.
As for Serbia, they are showing all of the grit and determination you would expect, and with Aleksandar Mitrovic in the lineup, there is always the chance that he will grab a goal or two out of nothing.
Odds and Predictions
The bookies have got this one evenly matched and we couldn’t agree more.
Denmark are the favourites at 2.20, the odds on Serbia are 3.25 and the draw is priced at 3.5.
We think that each team will cancel each other out, so our tips start with the draw and a scoreline of 1 – 1 at odds of 7.0.
For our final predictions, we are looking at the Half-time/Full-time market and ‘Denmark – Draw.’
We anticipate that the flair of the Denmark team will get them a first-half goal, but they will be pegged back in the second half by a resilient Serbian side.
Comparison and Statistics from Past Meetings between the Teams
Denmark and Serbia have played each other head-to-head three times in their history.
Denmark won all three matches.
The results of these H2H matches are listed below.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2022 | denmark | 3-0 | serbia | Friendly Game |
| 13 Jun 2015 | denmark | 2-0 | serbia | UEFA European Championship Qualifier |
| 14 Dec 2013 | serbia | 1-3 | denmark | UEFA European Championship Qualifier |
Expected Line Ups
Both of these teams should be proud of themselves, they have been impressive in both of their performances so far.
For Denmark, Christian Eriksen continues to be an inspiration and you have to hand it to Kasper Schmeichel, who is still an imposing figure between the sticks.
Dragan Stojković has been under pressure from the Serbian media, so his team will no doubt be giving their all for him in this high-pressure match.
Denmark (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel; Jens Stryger Larsen, Simon Kjaer, Andreas Christensen, Joakim Maehle; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Christian Eriksen, Mathias Jensen; Mikkel Damsgaard, Kasper Dolberg, Andreas Skov Olsen.
Serbia (3-4-1-2): Predrag Rajkovic; Nikola Milenkovic, Stefan Mitrovic, Strahinja Pavlovic; Dusan Tadic, Nemanja Gudelj, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Filip Kostic; Dusan Vlahovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic.
How Far Will These Teams Progress in the Tournament?
This is a tight group from which any of the teams can still qualify for the round of 16.
We have made our thoughts on England very clear, but as far as Denmark and Serbia are concerned, we believe that it is Denmark who will automatically qualify for the knockout stages.
If the game ends in a draw as we expect, then it will be Serbia who will be leaving the competition at this stage.
