Denmark v Wales Betting Tips – Nations League, 9th September 5.00pm
Following a dispute between the Danish players and their FA which led to none of the country’s top players making themselves available for their friendly against Slovenia in midweek, things seem to be settling down for Denmark. Wales are likely going to face the full strength Denmark on the weekend in the Nations League. The Welsh are in a great position to take control of the group having opened with a big win over Ireland. Read our predictions for Denmark v Wales.
Denmark News and Form
The Danish players have temporarily come to some resolution with their FA over commercial rights. They sent out a makeshift side to face Slovakia in a friendly in midweek and they lost 3-0, but that’s a game you have to scratch off the record. Prior to that defeat, Denmark had put together a long undefeated stretch of form since a 1-0 loss against Montenegro back in October 2016, all the way through to the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup. So they are no pushover certainly, but their preparations for this could have been better. At the 2018 World Cup, they were knocked out in the round of sixteen in a penalty shootout against Croatia.
The Danes are W3 D3 in their last six fixtures on home soil so they look strong enough to avoid defeat in his fixture. We imagine that they are going to be solid enough to warrant backing the game to go under 2.5 goals at 13/20 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on September 6th, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.). Before that weird game against Slovakia in midweek, each of the previous eight games involving Denmark had ended under 2.5 goals. They were W5 D7 L0 from September 2017 through to the end of the World Cup. They are a very useful and solid side with Christian Eriksen pulling all the strings.
Wales News and Form
New Wales boss Ryan Giggs made some bold calls for his team selection for his first competitive game in charge, and it all paid off as they were dominant in a 4-1 home win over Ireland in their opening Nations League group. So if they can avoid defeat in Denmark on the weekend, that’s a strong start made by the Dragons. In the correct score market the 1-1 draw is at 11/2 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on September 6th, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.) and has good appeal in our Denmark v Wales predictions. Wales needed that win as they were just W1 D2 L3 in their previous six games.
That win over Ireland will have installed new belief and confidence in them. Their star player Gareth Bale for Wales’ second goal of the game and the Real Madrid man leads the anytime goalscorer market at 7/5 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on September 6th, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.). He put in a really good shift against Ireland and Wales need his influence to be strong again. Bale became the first Welsh player to reach 30 goals for the country. Tom Lawrence has netted in three of his last five starts for Wales and may offer some deeper value in the anytime goalscorer market.
Denmark v Wales Head to Head
The head to head between Wales and Denmark is pretty limited as this will only be the fourth meeting between the two nations. The Welsh won the most recent meeting which was a friendly back in 2008. Their only previous meetings were in Euro 2000 qualification when they traded away wins.
Denmark v Wales Betting Odds*
Denmark 5/6
Draw 13/5
Wales 23/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from Paddy Power on September 6th, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.)
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Denmark v Wales Predictions
Draw: After opening on such a positive note a draw out in Denmark would leave Wales pretty happy with their start in the Nation’s League. Denmark are a decent side at full strength but these disruptions can’t have helped them. Our Denmark v Wales prediction is a draw.
