Portugal vs Denmark prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-03-22 19:45.
[p]Winners of the inaugural UEFA Nations League (UNL) finals back in 2019, Portugal are just one game away from their first appearance at the final tournament since that edition. Going well under the tutelage of Roberto MartĂnez (W20, D2, L5), the Spanish boss saw his perfect winning record on the touchline against Denmark cruelly end in the first leg (W3, L1), losing out 1-0 to leave them on the back foot here. [/p]
[p]Returning to Lisbon for the second-leg should prove a big boost for Portugal, who enter this clash unbeaten in 11 of their 13 UNL clashes on home soil (W10, D1, L2). Conceding exactly once in their last four such games, Portugal may well need a handful of goals if they’re to overcome their deficit against a Denmark side whom Portugal still hold an overwhelmingly positive H2H record against (W11, D2, L4). [/p]
[p]Arguably fortunate to reach the quarter-final stage after failing to win any of their final four UNL group stage matches (D2, L2), Denmark have every reason to be confident after ending what was their longest winless run in the short history of this competition. Led by Danish boss Brian Riemer since October 2024, the Danes secured their first win under his stewardship in the first leg (W1, D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Going unbeaten in six of their first seven trips in the UNL (W5, D1, L1), including famous wins over France and England, Denmark have since failed to win each of their last four away games in the competition (D2, L2). Ending that run at the home of #6-ranked Portugal will be no mean feat then, as Denmark’s only away win in any game against a top-ten ranked nation by FIFA since the beginning of 2021 came against France (W1, D1, L5). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Manchester United men could rule the day here as Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes enters this having contributed to seven goals across his last three club appearances (G5, A2). His teammate turned rival Rasmus Højlund scored his eighth goal in his 23rd senior Denmark appearance by netting the first-leg winner – four of his last five club scoring appearances also saw him net decisively. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Each of Portugal’s last seven UNL home goals arrived after half-time. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]