UEFA European Championship - Denmark VS Serbia Prediction
UEFA European Championship - Denmark VS Serbia
Match Time: 26-06-2024 03:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Denmark
The Danes have no injury issues after matchday 2 and will have Thomas Delaney back in the squad after he was absent from the England game due to illness. The midfielder is unlikely to start as the manager will continue with the pairing of Piere-Emile Hojbjerg and Morten Hjulmand in the centre of the pitch.
There are some concerns about suspensions as Hjulmand, Joakim Maehle, Christian Norgaard, and Jannik Vestergaard are all a yellow card away from missing the round-of-16 clash. Meanwhile, Christian Eriksen could beat Simon Kjaer to become the most capped Danish player in history as he is in line for his 133rd appearance for the national side.
The Manchester United man will play the creative midfielder role behind the two strikers, Jonas Wind and Rasmus Hojlund. Denmark seem like a competitive side, and Kasper Hjulmand is likely to keep opting for a back three and wing-backs to play his style of football.
Serbia
Dragan Stojkovic probably has another game to experiment with his starting lineup, and once again, he will make some fundamental changes that will suit the squad. Filip Kostic remains the only injured player for Serbia, and while there were concerns that his tournament ended prematurely, the Juventus star has stuck around in training, as he might make a return should the team make it to the next round.
Regarding selection, Stojkovic might bring Sergej Milinkovic-Savic back into the fold and pair him with Tadic in the attacking setup. As a result, the manager might discard the two-striker idea and potentially bench Vlahovic in favour of keeping skipper Mitrovic.
Otherwise, the team will have a familiar look in terms of selection, with Sasa Lukic and Ival Ilic set to start in central midfield. The manager will hope his back three can keep things quiet and keep a clean sheet, although, at times, they have looked suspect in defence.
Denmark possible starting lineup:
Schmeichel; Andersen, Christensen, Vestergaard; Bah, Hojbjerg, Hjulmand, Maehle; Eriksen; Hojlund, Wind
Serbia possible starting lineup:
Rajkovic; Veljkovic, Pavlovic, Milenkovic; Zivkovic, Ilic, Lukic, Mladenovic; Tadic, Milinkovic-Savic; Mitrovic
Denmark VS Serbia Head to Head
Denmark have won their last three matches against Serbia in all competitions.
Denmark have scored at least two goals in their last three matches against Serbia in all competitions.
Denmark can progress to the knockout stages for the first time in consecutive European Championships.
Denmark and Slovenia are level on points, goal difference, goals scored, and goals conceded ahead of each side’s final group game.
Serbia have won only 4 of their last 13 games in all competitions, keeping only two clean sheets in the process.
Prediction: Denmark 2-1 Serbia
All four Group C matches so far have been extremely close-run affairs, and this battle ought to be no different given what is at stake, but Serbia's talented attackers just have not clicked in the final third so far. Such shortcomings should prove fatal against a fired-up Denmark team who gave England a terrific run for their money, as Hjulmand's side prolong their Euro 2024 adventure and sent Stojkovic's men packing at the first
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