Austria vs Denmark. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more
Austria will host Denmark at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in the UEFA Nations League. The match will take place on June 7, beginning at 00:15 IST.
The Nations League has just started and we’ve already seen a lot of sensational results. Every team must prove their excellence on the pitch; a strong squad is not enough. This also applies to the upcoming match between very interesting teams, the match is definitely going to be bright.
Parimatchnews will tell you everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming match.
Austria News & Current Form:
The first match day saw Austria need only half an hour to thrash Croatia on the road – the 3-0 scoreline was already burning by the 57th minute. As a result, it was the Austrians and Danes, rather than the Croats and the French, as originally predicted, who topped Group 1.
Without the quality play of the opponents’ goalkeeper Ivica Ivusic, the outcome could have been even more dreadful. Ralf Rangnick thus became the first coach in 20 years to achieve a clean sheet victory at the helm of the national team in his debut game. And it proved to be a masterclass from Rangnick – the Croats really didn’t know what to do to find any weaknesses in the Austrians’ game.
As we recall, the German specialist took charge of the Austrian team at the end of April this year. The appointment has raised many questions, since the mentor has failed to succeed at club level. His Manchester United ended the season without trophies, finishing just sixth in the Premier League.
That said, the Austrians themselves are short of accomplishments. They failed to qualify for the forthcoming World Cup as in 10 games, they have only five wins – twice against modest team of Faroe Islands (3-1; 2-0), Moldova (2-0; 4-1) and also Israel (4-2). In addition, they played out a draw against Scotland (2-2). The defeats came against Denmark (0-4 and 0-1), Israel (2-5) and the Scots (0-1). In the semi-final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Austria were defeated by Wales (1-2).
Will Ralf Rangnick be able to stabilise the national team and improve their results? That question remains to be answered. The German is hugely experienced and is a highly rated coach, but his record with Manchester United is dubious.
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Denmark News & Current Form:
The Danish team, meanwhile, also began the Nations League сampaign with a sensational victory. In the opening round, Denmark have stunned the reigning world champions and the best side in the competition (2:1).
The Scandinavians achieved a truly unique result, because Les Bleus have not been beaten at the Stade de France in an official match since 2014, when Spain did it in the 2014 World Cup qualifying.
Of course, in a sense, the Danes were lucky: essential Kylian Mbappé was injured and did not appear in the second half, while Varane left the field because of an injury in the 61st minute. After that, Hugo Lloris got two goals from Trabzonspor forward Andrés Cornelius. After the victory, the striker stated that his national team are capable of competing with the best. In our opinion, he is absolutely right, as looking retrospectively, without Kylian and Raphael, the Blues had a monster squad and were bounded to produce a positive result.
The Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel made a big contribution to the victory as well, repelling five of the six shots on target.
In the past few years, Denmark have been making steady progress in the quality of football. The national championship level has increased and many talented players have had the opportunity to join top European clubs. Kasper Hjulmand, the head coach, has played no small part in these positive transformations.
“This is a big win. We have been preparing for this match for a long time. We wanted to dominate the midfield and not give the French space behind our backs. We had to change the game system and it’s great that the players were able to reorganise,”
rejoiced Kasper after the success against France.
Having worked abroad, the coach thoroughly studied the football schools of the top countries. After returning home, he carried out fruitful reforms. As a consequence, the national team of Denmark began to feel confident in the international arena. First, they got to the semi-finals of Euro 2020, where they bitterly lost to England (1-2).
Then, they secured a direct ticket to the upcoming Mundial in Qatar. The Danes suffered only one defeat in 10 rounds of the group stage – at the hands of Scotland (0-2). In the remaining encounters they claimed confident victories. It is worth noting that the game with the Scots was the final round and decided nothing. Kasper Hjulmann allowed himself experiments without any hesitation.
Now the Scarlet Guards are in high spirits and motivated to succeed. In addition to the bright victory over France, the return of Christian Eriksen return has lifted the mood as well. The midfielder has played only one official match for the national team, against the lads of Didier Deschamps. Although he neither scored nor assisted, he was very useful, becoming an integral part of the victory.
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Austria season form guide (all competitions): L-W-W-L-D-W
Denmark season form guide (all competitions): W-W-L-LW-W
Austria vs Denmark Head-To-Head Record:
| Austria | Draw | Denmark |
| 4 | 1 | 6 |
The teams met twice last year. The encounters took place in the group stage of World Cup qualifying and ended with the Danes winning 4-0 and 1-0. It should be noted that there have been no more official matches in modern times.
Austria vs Denmark Predicted XI:
Austria Predicted XI (3-5-2): Heinz Lindner; Maximilian Wober, Kevin Danso, Gernot Trauner; Konrad Laimer, Christoph Baumgartner, Christopher Trimmel, Andreas Weimann, Marcel Sabitzer; Marko Arnautovic, Michael Gregoritsch.
Denmark Predicted XI (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel; Joakim Maehle, Jannik Vestergaard, Joachim Andersen, Victor Nelsson; Thomas Delaney, Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg, Mikkel Damsgaard; Christian Eriksen, Robert Skov, Andreas Cornelius.
Statistical preview of the match Austria vs Denmark:
- Austria have conceded in 10 consecutive home matches.
- Denmark have scored in 12 of their last 13 matches on the road.
- Austria have scored less than 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 UEFA Nations League games at home.
- Denmark have scored less than 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 away matches in the UEFA Nations League.
- Austria are unbeaten in 9 out of their last 10 UEFA Nations League home games.
- Denmark have won 7 of their last 8 away matches.
Austria vs Denmark Prediction:
The Danish national team performed well at Euro 2020 and without any significant efforts secured a ticket to Qatar. The level of football in the country has risen noticeably, with players playing in the strongest leagues in Europe and this experience is priceless for the national team. And the victory over formidable France proved that these guys are serious. They are now a very dangerous team, led by excellent tactician and mastermind Kasper Hjulmand.
Although the Austrians secured a confident win against the Croatians, their progress in the distance is unsatisfying. The Austrian players still have a lot to learn from Ralf Rangnick, and a first win with him feels more like an emotional outburst. Given the experience against Man Utd, it’s too early to make conclusions.
The last two meetings between the opponents have been marked by victories for Denmark. This time, everything leads to an identical outcome.
Parimatch News staff prediction: