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Denmark vs Ireland Prediction & Betting tips
In Copenhagen, the last of the four play-off first leg matches in the European Championship qualifiers will take place on Saturday 11 November at 19.45. Denmark and Ireland face each other here in the Danish capital and will try to lay the foundations for progressing to the World Cup in Russia. Which nation will finally solve the final round ticket, decides in the all-important second leg on 14 November at 19.45 clock in Dublin..
Denmark :
The Danes have played in Group E World Cup qualifying together with Poland, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia and Kazakhstan. After a bumpy start with two defeats from three games, the Danes managed to maintain the dream of the 2018 World Cup in Russia with an impeccable final sprint. As second in the group behind the directly qualified Poles, Denmark now has the chance to replace the World Cup ticket in the play-offs against Ireland. Under Norwegian coach Age Hareide, they have not lost in seven games so far. Accordingly, Denmark should be slightly favored in the duel against Ireland. The 5th World Cup participation for Denmark will help to make clear, are some well-known professionals from the Bundesliga. The defense is held together by the Danes by Simon Kjaer and Andreas Christensen, who both played until recently in Germany. As backup on the defensive Jannik Vestergaard from Borussia M’Gladbach could also be used. In defensive midfield Thomas Delaney of Werder Bremen should bring the necessary stability, while in the offensive Tottenham Christian Eriksen should provide a stir. Also Yussuff Poulsen, the striker of RB Leipzig, should be set in the storm after last good performance.
The coach of the Danes likes to play a defensive 4-3-3. Accordingly, Hareide could act with the following listing:
Schmeichel – Durmisi, Christensen, Kjaer, Dalsgaard – Delaney, Kvist, Eriksen – Sisto, Poulsen, Cornelius / Bendtner
Ireland:
The last participation of Ireland in a World Cup finals has been back for some time. Most recently, the Irish were in 2002 in Japan / South Korea of the party. At that time ended the journey in the round of 16 against Spain. Now the Irish want to end the long dry spell and finally come to their 4th World Cup participation. In the last group match of the World Cup qualifiers, the Irish won against Wales in a direct duel and thus jumped first place on the saving second place, which made a participation in the play-offs possible. Winner of the Group D and thus certainly at the World Cup in Russia is also Serbia. Ireland also lost the only match in the group stage against Serbia, with four draws and five wins against nations such as Austria, Georgia and Moldova. The Irish are always a tough opponent to play because of their fighting nature and will demand everything from Denmark to the return leg. There is no such thing as a real star in the Irish team, but the strength lies in the collective.
Coach Martin O’Neill likes to play offensively in the 4-3-3 system. The starting grid for the first leg in Copenhagen could look like this:
Randolph – Christie, Duffy, Clark, Ward – Hoolahan, Meyler, Hendrick – Brady, McClean, Murphy
Denmark vs Ireland head to head matches
22.08.07 FI Denmark Ireland 0 : 4
27.03.02 FI Ireland Denmark 3 : 0
27.04.93 WC Ireland Denmark 1 : 1
14.10.92 WC Denmark Ireland 0 : 0
12.11.85 WC Ireland Denmark 1 : 4