Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Ireland
Match Time & Date:
13/10/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 0-0
Denmark
Against all odds, Republic of Ireland were hammered by Wales in the opening match of their UEFA Nations League campaign. The Boys in Green are eager to bounce back from the heavy defeat and we predict that they are going to fight tooth and nail in Saturday’s football match against Denmark. Ireland were outclassed by Denmark in the 2018 FIFA World Cup play-offs, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. The Danes, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 victory over Wales, but beating the Boys in Green in Dublin is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the horizon and we predict that the two teams are going to play out a draw at Aviva Stadium. A man to watch in the home team will be Burnley midfielder Jeff Hendrick, while the opposition defenders should have Tottenham ace Christian Eriksen at bay.
Highlighted Player (Callum Robinson):
Born in Northampton, Callum Robinson started his career at Aston Villa. Having gone through the youth ranks with the Villans, Robinson was given his first-team debut in 2013. As a product of the Aston Villa academy, Robinson unfortunately never got a chance to prove his worth at the club and ended up playing no less than 4 league appearances during his three-year stay at Villa Park.
Various loan spells – at Preston North End on two occasions and Bristol City – brought mixed fortunes for the striker up until 2016 when he sealed a permanent move with the Lillywhites. Robinson represented England at U16, U17, U19 and U20 levels but raised plenty of eyebrows when he declared for the Republic of Ireland in March 2018 through his late grandmother who was from Monaghan.
The striker made his senior team breakthrough in Republic of Ireland’s 2-2 draw with Celtic in Scott Brown’s testimonial match and will be hoping to prove doubters wrong and prove his motive is bigger than career opportunism.
Highlighted Team (Denmark):
The Denmark national team participated at the World Cup finals on four occasions and they recorded their best result at the 1998 tournament. The Danes made it to the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup in France, but Brazil proved to be a big catch for the Nordic side. De Rod-Hvide did remarkably well to win the 1992 European Championship, but they were more than fortunate to qualify for the Euro 1992 finals.
Denmark finished their qualifying campaign in second place in the group, but thanks to Yugoslavia’s exclusion from the competition, the team booked their place at the Euro 1992 finals. Denmark impressed at the tournament in Sweden, with the team outplaying Germany in the title game (2-0).
Brothers Michael and Bryan Laudrup and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel are regarded as Denmark’s most notable players. It has to be noted that Morten Olsen was in charge of the Danish national team from 2000 to 2015. The Danes play their home games at Telia Parken and the capacity of the venue is 38,065 (all-seater).
North Macedonia
Netherlands
Ukraine
Austria
Finland
Belgium
Russia
Croatia
Scotland
Czech Republic
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