The Czech Republic and Denmark will face each other this weekend at Baku in the quarter-final of the 2020 European Championship.
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium (Baku)
Key Statistics
The Czech Republic in the European Championship quarter-final for the fourth time in their history as an independent nation.
They have not conceded more than one goal in eight games.
Denmark became the first nation to progress to the quarter-final despite losing their first two European Championship games.
They have scored four goals in two consecutive European Championship matches for the first time in their history.
Denmark have 18.8 shots and 7.3 shots on target in a match (on average) during Euro 2020. This statistics are individually highest in a major tournament since World Cup 1966.
Head to head
- Both sides have clashed 11 times in the past, with the Czech Republic winning on three occasions, one more than Denmark. Also, six draws have been recorded in this tie. Czech Republic scored 10 goals against 8 by Denmark.
- In recent 6 matches, both teams won one each and other four matches ended without a result. Both team scored five goals each from 6 matches.
Latest performances
Czech Republic: LWWDLW (Goals for 8, goals against 7)
Denmark: DWLLWW (Goals for 12, goals against 5)
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic booked their place in this round of the tournament by defeating Netherlands 2-0 in the last round thanks to goals from Tomas Holes and the in-form Patrik Schick.
The win also saw them become the first nation since 1980 to deny the Netherlands a single shot on target at the Euros.
They have taken the Euros by storm and will be looking to make it to the next round at the expense of their opponents.
A good defence gives them a slight advantage in this tie. They also possess a good attack, having failed to score just once in their last five games.
Possible Czech Republic Line-ups
Tomas Vaclik; Jan Boril, Tomas Kalas, Ondrej Celustka, Vladimir Coufal; Tomas Soucek, Tomas Holes; Jakub Jankto, Antonin Barak, Lukas Masopust; Patrik Schick.
Denmark
Denmark have exceeded the expectations of many people, including their own fans, who would have forgiven them if they went home early because of the loss of Christian Eriksen.
Rather than sulk, Kasper Hjulmand’s side have turned their despair into hope and have rediscovered their form just at the right time.
They qualified for this stage of the tournament by beating Wales 4-0 in the last round. The win ensured that they became the first nation to score four or more goals in two consecutive matches (before Spain did the same).
They are now looking to go even further in this tournament and will fancy their chances of winning the Czech Republic.
A good attack means that they have a chance as they are the only team to register 6+ shots on target in all of their matches so far of all the teams to progress to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.
Possible Denmark Line-ups
Kasper Schmeichel; Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjær, Jannik Vestergaard; Daniel Wass, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Thomas Delaney, Joakim Mæhle; Martin Braithwaite, Mikkel Damsgaard; Kasper Dolberg.
Probability
Czech Republic : Draw : Denmark :: 25% : 30% : 45% (in 90 minutes)
Prediction
Both teams have exceeded expectations and are already considered to have enjoyed a successful European Championship campaign. They have both proven that they cannot be written off and will fight to the very last to get a result making this match a challenging game to predict.
Czech Republic 0:1 Denmark
