Denmark vs Switzerland Uefa Nations League prediction: Battle of the Crosses in Copenhagen
Denmark and Switzerland get their Uefa Nations League campaigns underway with a clash in Copenhagen on Thursday.
Both teams were at Euro 2024 in the summer and reached the knockout stages. Denmark were eliminated in the round of 16 while Switzerland fell to England on penalties in the quarter-finals.
Three predictions for Denmark vs Switzerland
Denmark 1-0 Switzerland (24/5 with CopyBet)
Switzerland don’t have fun on the road in the Uefa Nations League. They have lost six of their nine away Nations League matches so far, with four coming by a one-goal margin.
Andreas Skov Olsen to score anytime (14/5 with CopyBet)
Andreas Skov Olsen has scored in Denmark’s last two Nations League home games. He’s also netted three goals in six games for Club Brugge this season.
Under 2.5 goals (4/6 with CopyBet)
Only one of Denmark’s previous eight home matches in the Uefa Nations League saw three or more goals scored.
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How to watch Denmark vs Switzerland live
Denmark and Switzerland kicks off on Thursday 5th September at 7:45pm (UK time) and will be broadcast live in the UK on Premier Sports.
How both teams go into Denmark vs Switzerland
Although Denmark had some exciting players who could win a match on any given day, expectations were not high heading into Euro 2024. The Euro 1992 winners drew all three of their group games but that was enough to finish second and head into the knockout stages. They faced hosts Germany in the last 16 and lost 2-0.
The defeat brought the end of Kasper Hjulmand’s reign, with Morten Wieghorst named caretaker manager. The Danish FA are looking for Hjulmand’s permanent successor, but Wieghorst may be hoping to throw his name into the hat with a positive run in Denmark’s next two games.
Switzerland, meanwhile, went one better than Denmark to reach the quarter-finals. They finished unbeaten in Group A including an agonising draw against Germany which saw the tournament hosts score an injury-time equaliser. In the last 16, Switzerland beat defending champions Italy with relative ease.
They then faced England in the quarter-finals and looked set to send the Euro 2020 runners-up out. Breel Embolo had given Switzerland the lead but Bukayo Saka equalised late on and England eventually won on penalties. Switzerland will now be looking for a second appearance in the Uefa Nations League final, having finished fourth in the inaugural tournament.
Denmark host Switzerland on Thursday 5th September at 7:45pm (UK time) at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.
Denmark team news
Rasmus Hojlund is unavailable for selection due to an injury sustained during pre-season with Manchester United. Andreas Christensen and Joakim Maehle are also injured, while Maurits Kjaergaard, Frederick Ronnow and Matt O’Riley were named in the squad but had to pull out due to injury.
Simon Kjaer and Thomas Delaney have both retired from international football, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg taking over as Denmark captain.
Switzerland team news
Gregor Kobel is expected to start in between the sticks for Switzerland following Yann Sommer’s retirement from international football. Fabian Schar and Xherdan Shaqiri also called time on their international careers, heralding a new era for Switzerland.
Dominik Schmid has had to pull out of the squad due to injury and has been replaced by Silvan Widmer. Dan Ndoye is also an absentee due to injury.
Denmark vs Switzerland head-to-head
Denmark are unbeaten in their past six games against Switzerland since a 1-0 defeat in World Cup qualifying in 1984. However, four of those games have finished level and only three have come this century.
| Denmark vs Switzerland H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 23/03/24 | Denmark 0-0 Switzerland | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | |||||
| 12/10/19 | Denmark 1-0 Switzerland | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | |||||
| 26/03/19 | Switzerland 3-3 Denmark | St Jakob Park, Basel | |||||
| 04/09/99 | Denmark 2-1 Switzerland | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen | |||||
| 14/10/98 | Switzerland 1-1 Denmark | Letzigrund, Zurich | |||||
| 09/10/85 | Denmark 0-0 Switzerland | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen | |||||
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