Scotland vs Denmark prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-17 19:45.
[p]Scotland will be targeting victory to usurp Denmark from the Group C summit, ahead of a mouth-watering final-round World Cup qualification (WCQ) clash at Hampden Park.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]The World Cup dream looked dead and buried for Scotland when they lost in Greece, although the travelling faithful roared as Denmark’s failure to defeat Belarus handed them a lifeline. Steve Clarke’s side must win in Glasgow to guarantee a first World Cup appearance since 1998, otherwise nerves will be shredded in the play-offs. Despite heading into this showdown after a defeat, the Scots have still won nine of their last 12 WCQ games (D1, L2), and a resurgence in home form will boost confidence further, knowing a third straight win on home soil will book their flight across the Atlantic. [/p]
[p]Denmark head into this clash sitting just one point ahead of their hosts, and Brian Riemer’s side will still be rueing that disappointing draw against Belarus on Saturday. They still hold the advantage here though, and simply need to avoid defeat here to book their third consecutive World Cup finals appearance. Such an outcome seems fairly likely, as Denmark have lost just one of their last ten internationals (W6, D3) and came out on top in six of their last seven away WCQ games (L1). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Scotland hold the overall advantage in this fixture, after winning 11 of the previous 20 H2Hs (D1, L7). The tide has turned in recent years though, with six of those seven defeats coming in the last ten meetings. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Scotland have won six of their last nine competitive internationals (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Four of Scotland’s last seven matches at Hampden Park produced goals in both halves. [/p]
[p]Seven of Denmark’s last eight internationals produced over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Seven of Denmark’s last nine victories were by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Brentford’s Mikkel Damsgaard scored for Denmark on Saturday to make it five goal contributions across his last six international appearances (G3, A2). He faces fellow Premier League star Bournemouth’s Ben Gannon-Doak, who heads into this with renewed confidence after scoring his very first senior international goal in their defeat against Greece. [/p]
[p]Scotland have no fresh injury concerns, while Denmark’s Rasmus Højlund is a doubt after falling ill ahead of the Belarus game last week. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]There’s huge incentive for the hosts here, so we’re backing Scotland to win in front of what will surely be rapturous home support in Glasgow. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]