Denmark vs Scotland prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-09-04 18:45.
[p]Denmark and Scotland open their 2026 World Cup qualification (WCQ) campaigns in this Group C encounter at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Denmark are aiming to make it to a third consecutive World Cup for the first time ever, and given that only Spain and Portugal have beaten them since the end of Euro 2024 (W5, D2, L3), they seem well-placed to do so. Winning 11 of their last 12 home games (L1) is also a massive positive for Brian Riemer’s side, while the last time they were beaten on their own soil in WCQ action was back in October 2016 (W7, D2). Denmark will be able to call upon the experience of returning defender Andreas Christensen, who is poised to earn his first cap since Euro 2024, while Mads Hermansen and William Osula could make senior debuts.[/p]
[p]Scotland continue their lengthy wait for a World Cup finals appearance as they haven’t featured since 1998, a gap manager Steve Clarke has understatedly described as “probably too long”. While they have made the last two Euros, there was more disappointment recently as they suffered relegation back to UEFA Nations League B thanks to a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Greece. The Tartan Army have nevertheless only lost two of their last seven fixtures (W4, D1), and have impressively won their last three on foreign soil, suggesting they could be hard to beat in Copenhagen.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]None of the previous 18 H2Hs between these sides have ended level, with Scotland boasting superiority overall (W11, L7). Each of the last five meetings was won by the home side on the day, including both clashes in the last WCQ cycle.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Denmark have won three of their last five WCQ fixtures by a 2+goal margin.[/p]
[p]Denmark have scored an average of 3.8 goals per game across their last five WCQ home matches (W5).[/p]
[p]None of Scotland’s last five games featured a goalless first half.[/p]
[p]None of Scotland’s last four WCQ away games saw both sides score (W3, L1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Kasper Dolberg, who turned down a deadline day transfer to Celtic, has seen his eight goalscoring appearances at international level contribute to victory. Ché Adams netted a hat-trick in Scotland’s last outing as they beat Liechtenstein 4-0, and each of his seven scoring appearances for his country resulted in wins, including one against Denmark in November 2021.[/p]
[p]Denmark do not appear to have any injury concerns while Scotland are missing experienced goalkeeper Craig Gordon through injury.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts are justifiably clear favourites here, and with this fixture rarely producing an away winner, our tip is to back Denmark in the half-time/full-time market.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]