Denmark v Ireland Matched Betting Tips

Denmark v Ireland matched betting tips for FIFA World Cup 2018 Play-Off 1st Leg match at Parken on Saturday 11th November. Read the match preview and predictions for Denmark v Ireland matched betting tips.

Denmark knew their fate before playing their final Group E match and finished 5 points behind Poland after a 1-1 home draw with Romania. Republic of Ireland scraped into the playoffs in the last available spot by beating Wales 0-1 in Cardiff.

Denmark Team News

Head coach Åge Hareide has a clean bill of health, so will be able to set his side up as he pleases. Thomas Delaney is tipped to get the nod ahead of Lasse Schone in midfield. Simon Kjaer and Andreas Christensen look like a solid centre-back pairing and Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen will be pulling the strings from the number 10 position.

Ireland Team News

The visitors will be without Richard Keogh, James McCarthy and Sean Maguire who have all pulled out of the squad through injury. To add to the selection  headache, David Meyler is suspended and Jeff Hendrick is a doubt. Should the latter not prove his fitness, then Conor Hourihane is expected to come into the engine room. The wide men will have to get up quickly to support lone striker Daryl Murphy, who could become isolated.

Denmark v Ireland Team Predictions

Denmark 4-2-3-1 Formation: Schmeichel; Knudsen, Christensen, Kjaer, Ankersen; Kvist, Delaney; Sisto, Eriksen, Poulsen; Bendtner

Ireland 4-5-1 Formation: Randolph; Ward, Clark, Duffy, Christie; McClean, Arter, Whelan, Hourihane, Brady; Murphy

Denmark v Ireland betting stats for the last ten games:

• Denmark – won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1
• Ireland – won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3
• Denmark have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game
• Ireland have scored an average of 1.0 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Denmark’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 2 of Ireland’s previous 10 matches

Denmark v Ireland Goalscorer

Denmark Leading Scorers

C Eriksen – played 10, goals 8, first goal 3
T Delaney – played 10, goals 4, first goals 3
A Cornelius – played 6, goals 2, first goal 1

Ireland Leading Scorers

J  McClean – played 9, scored 4, first goal 2
D Murphy – played 6, scored 3, first goal 1
S Long – played 7, scored 1, first goal 1

Denmark v Ireland Predictions

Denmark come into this match as odds-on favourites and for good reason, with no defeat in nine matches. However, it hasn’t been plain-sailing in front of a home crowd, with only two wins from their last five matches as the hosts.

Ireland are a tough side to beat and have lost just one of their last eleven World Cup qualifiers. But they haven’t won many matches recently, just three of the last nine, in fact. One positive for the visitors is that they won on their last visit to Denmark.

With Christian Eriksen in the side, I feel Denmark have the X factor here and it would be no surprise if he came up trumps once again. Ireland’s squad limitations and injuries make them hard to back here and a routine home win is the tip to have the Danes thinking about packing their bags for Russia 2018.