Czech Republic vs Denmark – Euro 2020 Betting Tips

The Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan is all set to host a round of 16 match between the Czech Republic and Denmark facing each other on the 03rd of July 2021 Saturday at 21:30 IST. This match is sure to bring out high-octane action between the two underdogs of the tournament so far.

Czech Republic Form and Team News

The Czech Republic produced the first upset of the season beating the much-fancied title contenders the Netherlands by two goals to nil in the last game. They came out all guns blazing against the Dutch and forced them into making mistakes which worked wonders for the Czech team which is now facing the determined Denmark side for a place in the semifinals later on. They came undone against an English side in the third game of the group stage. They were beaten by a goal to nil but still went on to finish in the third position with four points. They were one of the best performing third-placed teams thus managing to qualify in the process. The Czech Republic could’ve easily buried the second game against Croatia after scoring the first goal, but, Croatia found a way back and scored to return home a point. They won the first game by two goals against the Scots. They need to focus on the Denmark game now and try to replicate the same sort of performance to win against the spirited Danes. 

Patrick Schick has been playing as the lone striker in the team against all the opponents. He has scored four goals in the season so far, three of which coming in the two games Czech has won. In the first game, he replied back to his critics in some style. He probably has already scored the goal of the tournament against Scotland, also striking home a penalty in the second game. Captain Darida also has been in some form in that context and managed to give some key passes to Schick. Totally Czech have been playing as a team and all members of the squad are equally impressive. Coach Jaroslav Silhavy will be mindful of the inconsistency factor looming over his side’s game, he would need to address that immediately which could prove as the telling difference between a Czech team that could be and a Czech team that is present. 

Denmark Form and Team News

Denmark are relieving the 1992 fairytale all over again after they won against last year’s semifinalists Wales in commanding fashion beating them by four goals to nil. They have produced one of the most dominating displays of football in the knockouts so far with that win. They qualified for the knockouts beating Russia. They won the last game by a thumping four to one goal margin and finished as the second-best team to only Belgium in the group. Denmark against the Belgians in the second game was leading for quite a while until the arrival of Kevin De Bruyne who completely turned around the complexion of the game and in turn, won it for them. Denmark showed remarkable spirit during the first game even during times of turmoil. They lost the game by a solitary goal to Finland. Denmark can take heart from the fact that they created enough chances to make inroads while a finish is all that would’ve helped, they corrected this in the later games and have now made it into the next round.

Kasper Hjulmand is the coach of the Denmark national football team and has been quite magnificent with his antics, the strategies and decisions he is making all reflecting on a good on-field performance from the team. The attack line needs to continue to be clinical while finishing as they did in the last match. The midfield and defense are doing their job quite decently and just the ability to get the ball into the net more is all that Denmark needs to win games. Christian Erikson is likely to miss out owing to the unfortunate incident in the first game.

Odds by Casumo

Denmark are the favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 2.08 odds while the Czech Republic is placed at 3.95. The odds for a draw is 3.25.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

 Denmark have shown remarkable fighting spirit through all games and that being one of the reasons they have qualified up until now. They now have all the momentum going into this game and look favorites to topple the Czech Republic. The Danes do not have a good head to head record against the Czech team which can topple any team on any given day as they showed against the Dutch. Denmark can still take heart from the fact that they have not lost to the Czech Republic in the last four head to head matches. 

Tip 1: Goals in both halves

All three of Denmark’s last three games have seen goals being scored in both halves of play. This was played across the EURO. While playing away in the above competition, both of the last two matches have seen goals in both halves as well. The head to head matches between the two sides have not been the case where the above is fulfilled, but the form both teams are carrying nowadays is different and this game could well have goals available in plenty. The Czech Republic on the other hand have had the above condition satisfied in three of the last five games. While playing as the host, they have a similar record to probably signify that the Czech Republic could well be involved in a similar situation in the next match. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for that is 1.96.

Tip 2: Total Cards under 3.5

Denmark in the last seven matches across competitions like the Euro, the Nations League, the Intl Friendlies, and the World Cup qualifiers have had four matches where the total cards in the game have been under 3.5. While playing as the away team like in this case, they have two of the last three games where the above has been satisfied. The Danes in this tournament have had two matches of the four played where the total cards were under 3.5. The Czech Republic on the other hand have had four matches of the last six where the condition was met. While playing as the host, all of their last three games have turned to have under 3.5 cards in total. So in all likelihood, this match between The Czech Republic and Denmark could have under 3.5 in total. The odds for the total cards under 3.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.92.

Conclusion

Denmark are in a way repeating their 1992 Euro heroics where they qualified in similar circumstances and went on to win the title while the Czech Republic played out of their skin in the last game against the Dutch and could well walk away winners here if they repeat that sort of play on Saturday against the Danes. Summarising on a couple of bets from above:

1. Goals in both halves @1.96
2. Total cards under 3.5 @ 1.92

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