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Denmark vs Australia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Denmark
1 – 1
Full Time
Australia
Thu 21 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Yussuf Poulsen 37' Y
Pione Sisto 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Denmark vs Australia — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Bamlak Tessema
  • Referee Juan Carlos Mora

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Denmark 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Australia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-21 Denmark 1–1 Australia

Recent Form

Denmark
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Australia H 1–1 D
16 Jun Peru A 1–0 W
25 Oct TuS Dassendorf H 0–4 L
20 Aug BSG Chemie Leipzig H 4–3 W
14 May Rio Ave FC A 1–3 L
07 May FC Progres Niederkorn H 3–1 W
Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Denmark A 1–1 D
16 Jun France A 1–2 L
20 Aug FC Augsburg H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Australia
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Australia gets underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andrew Nabbout is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Australia.
  • 7' Against the run of play, Christian Eriksen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' Denmark are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Australia's shape.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Denmark and Australia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Denmark that had 95 games and scored 19 goals.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Denmark is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 38' Mile Jedinak adds to his 0 season tally! Australia lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 48' Australia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Jackson Irvine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Australia so far.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Martin Braithwaite. He replaces Yussuf Poulsen on 59 minute.
  • 64' Australia have won 13 goals from 12 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Australia. Robbie Kruse is replaced by Daniel Arzani.
  • 73' Denmark are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Australia team. Andrew Nabbout is replaced by Tomi Juric on 75 minute.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' Jackson Irvine gets the nod from Australia. He replaces Tom Rogic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Denmark player. Pione Sisto gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' Denmark are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Australia backline.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Denmark Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Age Hareide

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bert van Marwijk

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Denmark xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Australia xG
I would bet for: Denmark or Australia 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Denmark41% Draw28% Australia31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Denmark or Draw
69%
Draw or Australia
59%
Denmark or Australia
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Denmark28% Draw48% Australia24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Denmark

Handicap Denmark covers Push Australia covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Denmark keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Australia keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.