Denmark – Belgium

Could Denmark mentally recover from what happened with their player Christian Eriksen last week? That’s the question everyone is asking before the Red Dynamite’s game against Belgium at the Euro 2020 on Thursday. Allow us to give you our best soccer predictions for today for this match at the Parken in the capital Copenhagen.

Denmark lost their first match in Group B of the competition against Finland. The truth is their mental state was really hurt by the way Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch at the end of the first half. For some time Eriksen’s life was in danger which really shocked the Danish players. They decided to finish the match, but maybe this wasn’t the right decision – they suffered a 0-1 defeat against Finland. Many pundits believe that it was a mistake made by the Danish team to finish the game on this day.

Now Denmark have even a stronger opponent against them – Belgium. The Red Devils are among the favorites to win the competition, so the Red Dynamite should expect a very difficult game here. For the manager Kasper Hjulmand and his players it would be a massive challenge to face the magnificent Belgian team. Their biggest advantage here is the fact that they are playing at home.

It remains to be seen what kind of changes Kasper Hjulmand will make for this game. Obviously Christian Eriksen won’t be playing anymore, so he must be replaced in the starting eleven. It was Brentford’s Mathias Jensen who replaced him against the Suomi. Meanwhile the 20-years old Mikkel Damsgaard is another option for the midfield area. He’s a really young player, but last season he played in the Serie A for Sampdoria – he already has experience on the highest level.

Denmark’s attack obviously didn’t do well enough against Finland as there were no goals scored by the Red Dynamite. This could make Kasper Hjulmand give a starting spot to the target man Andreas Cornelius who could give a great aerial presence in the penalty area with his height of 193 cm. Cornelius scored just one Serie A goal for Parma last season, but it didn’t stop Hjulmand from calling him for the European Championship. 28-years of age now, Andreas Cornelius is an experienced striker.

Bologna’s Andreas Olsen is another interesting option for Denmark’s attack against Belgium. He’s another young player in the Danish squad with his 21 years, but he was one of the players who entered the pitch from the bench against Finland. It seems that Kasper Hjulmand trusts him to make a difference, so why not?

Belgium didn’t leave any doubts about their quality in their first game at the Euro. Roberto Martinez’ team made a real masterclass performance against Russia in their opening match. The game ended with a 3-0 win for the Red Devils who showed everyone why they are among the favourites this year.

Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku scored a brace for Belgium and proved that he’s one of the top strikers in the world today. The former Manchester United star scored at the beginning and the end of the match. Meanwhile the right wingback Thomas Meunier scored one for Belgium as well. Meunier started the game from the bench, but he quickly entered the pitch after Timoty Castagne’s injury in the first half.

Just like we expected, Belgium’s manager Roberto Martinez left Eden Hazard on the bench against Russia. Hazard is arguably one of the biggest names in Belgian football, but he is a shadow of himself since he left Chelsea for Real Madrid. Injuries and poor form ruined his performances in the last two seasons, and that’s the main reason why he started from the bench few days ago. The winger came on the pitch in the second half, but in the starting eleven Martinez chose to select Yannick Carrasco and Dries Mertens behind Romelu Lukaku.

Yoeri Tielemans and Leander Dendoncker started as a duo in central midfield and they did a good job to control this area of the pitch. At the same time Thorgan Hazard and Thomas Meunier attacked all of the time from the two flanks while Verthongen, Boyata and Alderweireld operated in defense.

The big question for Belgium is this – are we going to see Kevin De Bruyne on the pitch? The star midfielder got injured in the Champions League final against Chelsea, so he missed the first game with the Russians. The news are good, though – De Bruyne got back to training with the rest of the team. Let’s see if he’s going to play, though.

At this moment Belgium are enjoying an impressive run of being unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches. For the last time the Red Devils lost against England in the Nations League, but since then Belgium are a team which is impossible to be beaten. This is their golden generation of players, so everyone in the country expects something big from this team. Three years ago Belgium reached the 1/2-finals of the World Cup, so now the goal is to make one step further and reach the final.

Denmark and Belgium have faced each other 15 times so far and the record is even – six wins for both teams and three draws. Last year these two teams faced each other and Belgium enjoyed a 4-2 win over the Scandinavians. Romelu Lukaku scored a brace while Yoeri Tielemans and Kevin De Bruyne scored as well.

That’s the best soccer predictions for today for the Euro 2020 game from Group B between Denmark and Belgium in Copenhagen. For the hosts this is a difficult moment because of what happened with Christian Eriksen and after losing the first match. Belgium are clearly the favorites here as they are one of the best teams on the continent. The Red Devils already showed what they can do against Russia – they clearly didn’t disappoint in this game. Even without Eden Hazard in the starting eleven, Belgium remains a formidable opponent for any team in the world.