The third Euro 2020 quarter-final game on Saturday in Baku will pit Czech Republic and Denmark who are going to meet for the third time at the European Championship.
The Czechs have won both previous games; 2-0 in the Euro 2000 group stages and 3-0 in the 2004 quarter-finals. This is the Czech Republic’s fourth European Championship quarter-final, progressing from two of the previous three; they played against Portugal in 1996 and Denmark in 2004 but failing the last time they reached this stage in 2012 after losing 1-0 to Portugal.
Czech Republic vs Denmark Latest Odds
A win for the Czech Republic has been considered to occur at (3.91) on Saturday.
Denmark have lost their last two quarter-final ties in major tournaments but a win against the Czechs to end the poor record is valued at (2.18).
Five of the last six matches between the Czech Republic and Denmark have ended as draws and a draw at full-time between them is tipped to happen at (3.24).
Czech Republic vs Denmark Team News
Jan Boril is back for Czech Republic after completing his ban and he could earn a starting role against Denmark in the crucial encounter. For Denmark, Yussuf Poulsen, Daniel Wass and Simon Kjaer have all returned after recovering and that is a huge boost ahead of the knockout game.
Czech Republic vs Denmark Preview
With a 4-1 victory against Russia and a 4-0 victory against Wales, Denmark became the first team in European Championship history to score four-plus goals in consecutive games in the competition. They have nine goals so far at Euro 2020, only scoring more in a major tournament in the 1986 World Cup (10).
Denmark are averaging 18.8 shots and 7.3 shots on target per game so far at Euro 2020. Both are their highest numbers on record at a single edition at a major tournament; since the 1966 World Cup and Euros. Having scored with just one of their first 44 shots at Euro 2020 (2% conversion), Denmark have now scored with eight of their last 31 in the competition (26%).
Mikkel Damsgaard has been directly involved in seven goals in his six appearances for Denmark in all competitions, scoring three and assisting four. Damsgaard created more chances than any other Danish player in their 4-0 victory against Wales in the last round (3).
Patrik Schick has scored 15 goals in 30 appearances for the Czech Republic, netting four goals in four games at Euro 2020 so far. Only five players have scored five goals in their first-ever Euro tournament, most recently Antoine Griezmann in 2016 for France (six goals), while one of the other previous five was Schick’s compatriot Milan Baros at Euro 2004 (five).
Schick has scored three left-footed goals for the Czech Republic at Euro 2020, the most of any player. In European Championship history, the only player to score more than three left-footed goals in a single tournament was Antoine Griezmann at Euro 2016 for France (4).
Czech Republic vs Denmark Tips and Predictions
Denmark have scored 11 goals in the last five games, have conceded once and kept three clean sheets. Czech Republic have scored eight, kept two clean sheets and conceded three in as many games. Punters can take an offer of over 2.5 goals at (2.43).
Over 2.5 goals at (2.43).
Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.
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