The following is a match centre with betting tips for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C fixture between Denmark and Australia. The game kicks off on the 21st of June at 10:00 PM AEST. It will be broadcast live by SBS, who now have the rights to all remaining group stage matches.
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Denmark
- FIFA World Rank: 12
- Elo Rating: 16
- Qualifying: Runners up in Group E with a 6-2-2 record in the UEFA Confederation qualification. Defeated the Republic of Ireland 5-1 on aggregate in the UEFA Second Round playoffs.
Squad:
- Coach: Åge Hareide (Norway)
- Goalkeepers: Frederik Ronnow (Brondby), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester)
- Defenders: Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield), Simon Kjaer (Sevilla)
- Midfielders: Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), Lasse Schone (Ajax), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruna), Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen), Willian Kvist (FC Copenhagen)
- Forwards: Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Martin Braithwaite (Bordeaux), Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Viktor Fischer (FC Copenhagen), Yussuf Yurary Poulsen (RB Leipzig)
Recent results:
- Peru 0 – 1 Denmark
16/06/2018
FIFA World Cup, played in Russia - Denmark 2 – 0 Mexico
09/06/2018
Friendly, played in Denmark - Sweden 0 – 0 Denmark
02/06/2018
Friendly, played in Sweden - Denmark 0 – 0 Chile
27/03/2018
Friendly, played in Denmark - Denmark 1 – 0 Panama
22/03/2018
Friendly, played in Denmark - Denmark 0 – 1 Sweden
11/01/2018
Friendly, played in the UAE - Ireland 1 – 5 Denmark
14/11/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Ireland - Denmark 0 – 0 Ireland
11/11/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Denmark - Denmark 1 – 1 Romania
08/10/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Denmark - Montenegro 0 – 1 Denmark
05/10/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Montenegro - Armenia 1 – 4 Denmark
04/09/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Armenia - Denmark 4 – 0 Poland
01/09/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Denmark
Statistics: (last four years):
- H2H Record: 18-12-11
- O/U record
- O/U 0.5 record: 35-6
- O/U 1.5 record: 26-15
- O/U 2.5 record: 18-23
- O/U 3.5 record: 12-29
- O/U 4.5 record: 6-35
- O/U 5.5 record: 1-40
- Wins
- Total wins: 18
- Won by 1 goal: 8
- Won by 2 goals: 4
- Won by 3 goals: 2
- Won by 4 goals: 3
- Won by 5 goals: 1
- Won by 5+ goals: 0
- Won to nil 9
- Losses
- Total losses: 11
- Lost by 1 goal: 9
- Lost by 2 goals: 2
- Lost by 3 goals: 0
- Lost by 4 goals: 0
- Lost by 5 goals: 0
- Lost by 5+ goals: 0
- Lost to nil 7
- Clean Sheets and BTTS
- Total Games: 41
- Clean Sheets: 15
- Held Scoreless: 13
- Both Teams Scored: 19
Australia
- FIFA World Rank: 36
- Elo Rating: 32
- Qualifying: Third place in Group B with a 5-4-1 record in the AFC third round. Defeated Syria 3-2 on aggregated in the play-off for 5th place in the AFC, then defeated Honduras 3-1 on aggregate in the inter-confederation play-offs.
Squad:
- Coach: Bert van Marwijk (Netherlands)
- Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan (Brighton), Danny Vukovic (Genk), Brad Jones (Feyenoord)
- Defenders: Aziz Behich (Bursaspor), Milos Degenek (Yokohama F. Marinos), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Bluewings), James Meredith (Millwall), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshoppers Zurich)
- Midfielders: Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa), Jackson Irvine (Hull), Robbie Kruse (Bochum), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers), Mark Milligan (Al Ahli), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield), Tom Rogic (Celtic)
- Forwards: Tim Cahill (Millwall), Tomi Juric (FC Luzern), Matthew Leckie (Hertha Berlin), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds), Dimitri Petratos (Newcastle Jets), Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City), Jamie Maclaren (Hibernian)
Recent results:
- France 2 – 1 Australia
16/06/2018
FIFA World Cup, played in Russia - Hungary 1 – 2 Australia
09/06/2018
Friendly, played in Hungary - Czech Republic 0 – 4 Australia
01/06/2018
Friendly, played in Austria - Australia 0 – 0 Colombia
27/03/2018
Friendly, played in England - Norway 4 – 1 Australia
23/03/2018
Friendly, played in Norway - Australia 3 – 1 Honduras
15/11/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Australia - Honduras 0 – 0 Australia
10/11/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Honduras - Australia 2 – 1 Syria
10/10/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Australia - Syria 1 – 1 Australia
05/10/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Malaysia - Australia 2 – 1 Thailand
05/09/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Australia - Japan 2 – 0 Australia
31/08/2017
WC qualifiers, played in Japan - Chile 1 – 1 Australia
25/06/2017
Confederations Cup, played in Russia
Statistics: (last four years):
- H2H Record: 23-12-13
- O/U record
- O/U 0.5 record: 44-4
- O/U 1.5 record: 40-8
- O/U 2.5 record: 28-20
- O/U 3.5 record: 16-32
- O/U 4.5 record: 8-40
- O/U 5.5 record: 2-46
- Wins
- Total wins: 23
- Won by 1 goal: 9
- Won by 2 goals: 5
- Won by 3 goals: 3
- Won by 4 goals: 4
- Won by 5 goals: 1
- Won by 5+ goals: 1
- Won to nil 13
- Losses
- Total losses: 13
- Lost by 1 goal: 7
- Lost by 2 goals: 3
- Lost by 3 goals: 2
- Lost by 4 goals: 1
- Lost by 5 goals: 0
- Lost by 5+ goals: 0
- Lost to nil 7
- Clean Sheets and BTTS
- Total Games: 48
- Clean Sheets: 17
- Held Scoreless: 11
- Both Teams Scored: 24
Commentary
Denmark got their campaign off to an excellent start with a 1-0 win over Peru. On paper Denmark and Peru will be fighting for 2nd place in the group, so the 3 points were critical. There was an element of good fortune in the result, however, as Peru failed to take any of their numerous chances, including a missed penalty. To be fair, though, Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had an excellent game. Denmark have now gone five matches without conceding a goal and are unbeaten in 14 games. They continue to rely heavily on Christian Eriksen, however. In his last 14 appearances Eriksen has been involved in 17 goals: 12 of his own plus 5 assists. If he’s kept quiet or gets injured then Denmark will find themselves in trouble. In team news, midfielder William Kvist will miss this clash due to injury.
Australia began their campaign with a valiant 2-1 defeat to France. The Socceroos’ defence frustrated the French, with both of France’s goals involving some good fortune. The first was a controversial penalty involving a borderline VAR decision and the second involved Paul Pogba’s effort being deflected, which looped the ball over Mat Ryan and off the underside of the crossbar for an Aziz Behich own-goal. There was an element of luck in Australia’s goal too, it has to be said, with Samuel Umtiti inexplicably handling the ball to concede a penalty. Apart from that they only managed one shot on target. Australia always knew that on paper their best chances of results lay against Denmark and Peru, so they can take heart from their competitive performance against France. While Australia doesn’t boast the strongest of squads, they are led by shrewd head coach Bert van Marwijk, who boasts a lot of experience at this level and will no doubt make them a tough side for Denmark to break down. Australia will be wary, however, that they have a poor 1-1-7 record against European sides in the World Cup and they have only kept one clean sheet in their 14 previous World Cup matches, which was back in 1974.
Betting
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This is a tough match to predict. Denmark’s games have been noteworthy for their clean sheets, but Australia have been held scoreless in just 2 of their last 10 games and they’ve scored against each of their last five European opponents. I’m going to stay clear of goal markets and instead focus on the match outcome. Given Denmark are unbeaten in their last 14 games, I will side with them, but I’m opting for the Draw No Bet market given Australia have lost just 2 of their last 10 games.
Betting tip: back Denmark in the Draw No Bet market at 1.42 (Unibet)
Notes
- FIFA World rankings are from the 7th of June and sourced from https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html
- The World Football Elo Ratings are from the 11th of June and are based on the Elo rating system, developed by Dr. Arpad Elo. This system is used by the international chess federation to rate chess players and is considered by many to be a superior rating tool to the one used by FIFA. The ratings have been sourced from https://www.eloratings.net/.
- Squad lists sourced from http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/11374464/every-world-cup-squad-listed-argentina-brazil-russia-and-more