Spain – Denmark

The guests will fight for points on the field of the favourite

Before the start of the Nations League group stage, there was one clear favourite in the fourth group of Ligue A - Spain. Not only had the Red Fury won the status of the best team on the continent at UEFA EURO 2024 in the summer, but they were also the current winners of the Nations League. In the Final Four, held in June 2023, the Spaniards defeated Croatia in a penalty shootout. The Red Furies have played two different matches in the current tournament, which makes their game somewhat unpredictable. Denmark approaches the game as the group leader. In recent years, the Scandinavian team was considered a very strong fighter at the national team level, which overcame the qualifying stages of major tournaments in one breath. Except that directly big championships at Eriksen and company do not add up. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.39 on their victory. Spain has really been the dominant force on the continent for the last couple of years. The failed World Cup in Qatar is the latest disappointment for the Red Fury. The Spaniards have not lost any of their seventeen official matches in the last sixteen months and have won two titles in that period. The first match after the EURO triumph, the Spanish national team played in Belgrade, where they drew with the local Serbian side. The second match of the Nations League "Red Fury" held against Switzerland. Despite being in the minority from the 20th minute, the Spaniards convincingly beat their opponents 4-1. The Scandinavian team first disgraced themselves at the World Cup in Qatar, and then played just as poorly at the EURO. In Germany, the Danes did not win or lose a single match in the group, before crashing out in the play-offs through the efforts of the championship hosts. The last relative success of Denmark can be considered the level of its performances in the Nations League of the last draw. Then the Scandinavians were one point away from the Final Four, losing the top spot to France. Denmark won both opening matches of the current draw with a score of 2-0, which allows us to conclude that the team is in good form. We bet that the guests will offer a worthy resistance.