The opening match in Group C sees two form teams come head-to-head and most pundits would agree that there is little to choose between them.
Both teams were in the same qualifying group but to say that their opponents were not from the top tier of European football is something of an understatement!
The friendly games in preparation for Euro24 saw positive results for Slovenia and Denmark so it would be fair to say they are both going into the competition high on confidence.
Odds and Predictions
Denmark team are the odds on favourites to win this game but we’re not so sure that they will be able to have it all their own way against what looks like a very strong Slovenian team, so we have to take this into account when coming up with our predictions.
We can see Slovenia defying the odds, but to be on the safe side, a draw looks to be the more likely outcome, and we are happy with the odds of 3.5.
To be more precise, the 1 – 1 draw is priced at 7.0 and for those who are looking to place another bet, we wouldn’t discourage you from placing a small wager on the Full Time/Half Time market, ‘Slovenia/Draw’ as these tips can be quite profitable when they come in.
This bet is available at 17.0 and the reasoning behind this prediction is that team of Slovenia is likely to start strong and be pegged back by the vast amount of experience in the Denmark team.
Comparison and Statistics from Past Meetings between the Teams
There have only been six head-to-head matches between these two teams, which is not surprising when you take into account that Slovenia played their first-ever game in 1992, one year after the country’s independence from Yugoslavia.
The results of these six matches have seen Denmark win five whilst the other ended in a draw, so Slovenia definitely has a point to prove in this encounter.
Here are the results of the last five H2H matches between the teams.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2023 | denmark | 2-1 | slovenia | UEFA European Championship qualifier |
| 19 Jun 2023 | slovenia | 1-1 | denmark | UEFA European Championship qualifier |
| 06 Feb 2008 | denmark | 3-1 | slovenia | Friendly Game |
| 25 Apr 2001 | denmark | 3-0 | slovenia | Friendly Game |
| 30 Apr 1997 | denmark | 4-0 | slovenia | World Cup qualifier |
Expected Line Ups
English football fans will be familiar with some of the faces on the Danish side, and it does look like Kasper Hjulmand has gone for experience over youth, but as you know, Denmark always seems to be there or thereabouts in these big tournaments.
The Slovenia side could throw up a few surprises, in particular, keep an eye out for Benjamin Šeško, who is attracting attention due to his goal-scoring prowess.
Slovenia (4-3-3): Jan Oblak; Žan Karničnik, David Brekalo, Jaka Bijol, Jure Balkovec; Sandi Lovrić, Adam Gnezda Čerin, Timi Elšnik; Petar Stojanović, Benjamin Verbič, Benjamin Šeško.
Denmark (3-4-2-1): Kasper Schmeichel; Joachim Andersen, Jannik Vestergaard, Andreas Christensen; Joakim Mæhle, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Christian Nørgaard, Rasmus Kristensen; Christian Eriksen, Jonas Wind; Rasmus Højlund.
How Far Will These Teams Progress in the Tournament?
Unfortunately for Slovenia, we can’t see them progressing past the group stages, but they will give every game their all, no doubt about that.
As for Denmark, we believe that they will qualify for the last 16 along with England, but that is as far as they will go in this competition.
