UEFA Euro 2020 Preview: England vs Denmark. Probable Lineups, Fixtures, Predictions. Team News, Stats

England is on course for the trophy with one last hurdle to go before the final assault – a game against a resilient Danish side. It will take place at Wembley Stadium on the 8th of July, starting whistle at 0:30 IST.

For the first time after 25 years of painful anticipation, involving various victories and setbacks, England is playing in the semi-finals of the European Championships. 

If the hosts of the remaining Euro matches are lucky against the Danes, Three Lions will have a major chance to avenge all the humiliation and finally take the continent’s top cup.

Parimatchnews prepared the exclusive preview and prediction special for our readers, after this piece you will know everything to place a victorious bet. 

England News & Current Form:

The English team is already in the semi-finals of the Euros. It happened for the first time since 1996, when England lost to Germany in a penalty shoot-out, with Gareth Southgate’s miss being the decisive one.

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This time, Southgate is also involved in history, but as head coach. It still makes you want to sleep while watching, but England have nevertheless got the job done and the criticism may be misplaced.

Gareth Southgate

England started Euro 2020 in Group D, where they gave their opponents no chance. The Three Lions beat Croatia (1-0), the Czech Republic (1-0) and shared points with Scotland (0-0), which brought seven points and first position.

In the last eight, Gareth Southgate’s side thrashed Germany 2-0. 

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In the quarter-final, the English faced the Ukraine national team. The game was decided by Harry Kane‘s goal in the 4th minute. This scenario forced Andriy Shevchenko to change the tactics during the course of the game – which as a result was very comfortable for the visitor side as they are really solid defensively.

In the second half, the same Kane, Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson converted some more to boost the confidence before the semi-finals. 

Denmark News & Current Form:

Denmark, meanwhile, continue to impress fans. After the terrible story of Christian Eriksen and an incredibly difficult beginning of the tournament, this team seems to have been infested by a monster as they are doing unbelievable things.

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It all started with the match against Russia, they were ripped apart 4-1 by the Danes. Classy attacking football that, in fact, would have been a problem for anyone.

Kasper Hjulmand’s team thrashed Wales in the 1/8th final. It was an easy 4-0 triumph.

Denmark also got off to a very potent start against the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. The Danes had already scored two goals in the first half but after the break, it was not so easy. The Czechs quickly got one goal back, and then created a few more dangerous chances – but they did not manage to equalize. However, by and large, Denmark’s win was well deserved.

England vs Denmark Head-to-head:

The two teams have already played against each other twice in major tournaments: at Euro 1992 they drew 0-0, and at the 2002 World Cup the English won 3-0.

However, the last meetings between the two teams in the UEFA Nations League 2020-21 were in favour of Denmark. They drew 0-0 in Copenhagen and then beat England 0-1 at Wembley.

England last matches (all competitions): W-W-D-W-W-W

Denmark last matches (all competitions): W-L-L-W-W-W

England vs Denmark Predicted XI: 

England predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Mason Mount, Jadon Sancho, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling 

Denmark predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Kasper Schmeichel, Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer, Jannik Vestergaard, Jens Stryger Larsen, Thomas Delaney, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Joakim Maehle, Martin Braithwaite, Mikkel Damsgaard, Kasper Dolberg

Statistical preview of the match England vs Denmark:

• Having competed in the World Cup 15 times, the English have only won it in 1966. As for the Euros, the highest achievement of the team at this tournament was reaching the semi-finals in 1996.

• Denmark have played four times at the World Cup, but their greatest achievement was reaching the quarter-finals. At the Euros, the Danes were slightly luckier – appearing in the tournament eight times, they won the championship in 1992.

• England have not conceded a single goal in their last 7 games;

• ‘Both teams to score’ bet was successful in 3 of the last 5 Danish matches;

• Denmark have scored at least 1 goal in 4 of their last 5 meetings.

• Danish head coach Kasper Hjulmand said that after reaching the semi-finals, “the batteries are almost dead”.

England vs Denmark Prediction: 

The Three Lions are the favourites to win according to Parimatch.

The English continue to be criticized, but they seem to know exactly what to do and don’t pay attention to the talks around them at all.

Denmark’s situation is completely different – it’s one of the discoveries of the Euros. The team showed very bright football at times. In this respect, England, of course, were nowhere near it.

But England are better at playing for results. It’s difficult to watch this kind of football, but it brings results at the national team level, so it’s unlikely Southgate will change his tactics.

The nationwide support at the home stadium and love leave the English with no option but to win. And while anything can happen in the decisive match, in the game against Denmark, no one is looking at any other result – victory is mandatory. The English are in good form and must beat the Scandinavians.

ParimatchNews staff prediction: 

We say: England to win (Parimatch offers 1.74 for this scenario)