Denmark vs Belgium, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Denmark vs Belgium — European Championship at Parken.
Match Details
- Referee Andreas Ekberg
- Referee Bjorn Kuipers
- Referee Sander van Roekel
- Referee Erwin Zeinstra
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Kevin Blom
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Denmark this season50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Denmark0-15–/–16-301/131-451/–46-60–/161-75–/176+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededBelgium0-151/116-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
DenmarkChristian Eriksen 1 G Morten Hjulmand 1 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Denmark is hosting Belgium for another epic battle.
- 2' What a strike from Yussuf Poulsen! The score is 1-0.
- 7' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 12' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kevin De Bruyne suffering a number of foals already.
- 17' Denmark is showing some good football. However, Denmark are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 22' It looks surprising Denmark does not make any changes. Dries Mertens has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 32' Belgium started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 37' The travelling Belgium supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' It’s high time Roberto Martinez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Dries Mertens is replaced by Kevin De Bruyne on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 55' What an equalizer from Thorgan Hazard!
- 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Wass on 59.
- 60' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Yannick Carrasco departs to be replaced by Eden Hazard.
- 62' Time for substitution for Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen is replaced by Christian Norgaard.
- 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 70' Denmark player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 71' Sensational shot from Kevin De Bruyne. Belgium is back in the lead.
- 72' It is a substitution in Denmark team. Mikkel Damsgaard is replaced by Andreas Cornelius on 72 minute.
- 73' Denmark manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mathias Jensen is hanging Thomas Delaney on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 82' It’s a booking for Denmark player. Mathias Jensen gets a Yellow card.
- 85' The whistle greets Jannik Vestergaard as he departs to be replaced by Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thorgan Hazard.
- 90' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Thorgan Hazard is replaced by Thomas Vermaelen on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Belgium players.
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Lineups
Denmark Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 3
- 23
- 9
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8
Thomas Delaney ↓ Mathias Jensen 73'
- 20
- 18
- 4
- 5
- 14
Bench
- 16
- 13
- 12
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21
Andreas Cornelius ↑ 72'
- 22
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24
Mathias Jensen ↑ 73'
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15
Christian Norgaard ↑ 62'
- 2
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17
Jens Stryger Larsen ↑ 62'
- 7
- 19
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11
Andreas Skov Olsen ↑ 85'
Coach Kasper HjulmandBelgium Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 2
- 9
- 19
- 8
- 15
- 18
- 16
- 1
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14
Dries Mertens ↓ Kevin De Bruyne 46'
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11
Yannick Carrasco ↓ Eden Hazard 60'
Bench
- 12
- 20
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10
Eden Hazard ↑ 60'
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7
Kevin De Bruyne ↑ 46'
- 13
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6
Axel Witsel ↑ 60'
- 23
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3
Thomas Vermaelen ↑ 90'
- 26
- 4
- 24
- 25
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin De Bruyne 1 Thorgan Hazard 1 Yussuf Poulsen 1 Head to Head
Denmark Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.09 Denmark xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Belgium xGI would bet for: Denmark or Belgium 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Belgium winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.42Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Denmark or Draw 59%Draw or Belgium 70%Denmark or Belgium 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Denmark win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 11%0 – 1 10.7%1 – 0 8.5%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 7.6%2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 5.1%2 – 2 4.6%1 – 3 3.7%0 – 3 3.3%3 – 1 2.5%Asian Handicap — Denmark
Handicap Denmark covers Push Belgium covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 17% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 21% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Denmark keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Belgium keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.