UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying: Denmark vs Northern Ireland

Denmark meet Northern Ireland at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, in Qualifying Group H of UEFA Euro 2024. 

Victory would see Denmark go top if Slovenia lose elsewhere, whilst Northern Ireland can leapfrog their hosts with a win.

 

Team News

Denmark have no fresh injury concerns to report with Brentford’s Mathias Jørgensen, Mathias Jensen and Mikkel Damsgaard amongst several players called up for this qualifier.

Northern Ireland have no fresh injury concerns to report as Aaron Donnelly, Sean Goss, Lee Bonnis and Callum Marshall all look for their first international caps.

 

When is Kick-Off?

Denmark host Northern Ireland at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, in a 8:45pm CET kick-off (7:45pm UK Time), with the match broadcast live on Viaplay 1 in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

• Denmark are unbeaten in nine of 11 previous meetings against Northern Ireland in all competitions (W4, D5, L2), and are unbeaten in four of six previous Euro Qualifying meetings (W2, D2, L2).
• Norhern Ireland are winless in five previous visits to Denmark in all competitions (D2, L3), of which three of those trips were in UEFA Euro Qualifying (D1, L2).
• Denmark have kept three clean sheets in five meetings at home to Northern Ireland in all competitions.
• Rasmus Højlund has scored five goals in Denmark’s two matches this year.
• Northern Ireland are unbeaten in three of their last five away matches in all UEFA competitions (W2, D1, L2).

 

Prediction

With just two wins and clean sheets apiece in their last seven matches, Denmark certainly aren’t the fearsome team that they had been up until last Autumn with a leaky defence proving their Achilles heel amidst their proven attacking quality.

Northern Ireland meanwhile will be disappointed to not be sat in the top two after suffering a narrow home loss to Finland in March, but this trip is a free shot given their poor head-to-head record against Denmark especially if they can target the Danish’s vulnerable defence like Kazakhstan did.

Højlund though could be the player which Northern Ireland need to watch closely given his form for Denmark, otherwise this could be another disappointing trip to the Nordic country.

Prediction: Denmark 2-1 Northern Ireland

Result: Denmark 1-0 Northern Ireland