Denmark vs Portugal Prediction (01.10.2026)

Denmark missed the World Cup but remains a dangerous opponent, especially on their home ground. They started the competition with a 2:3 loss away to Norway but then defeated Wales at home 2:0. In the last edition of the Nations League, they recorded a home victory against Portugal with a score of 1:0. In the last four years, only Spain has managed to leave with a win from their visit to the Danes.

Portugal is justifying its role as a favorite so far with their new coach at the helm, having collected six points from their two matches. They started with a 1:0 win at home against Wales and then pulled off a 2:1 victory from their away match against Norway. In this match, for the first time in many years, Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench for the entire game. Before the match against Denmark, there were immediate talks of tension in the camp because of this, as Ronaldo returned to the hotel to train individually instead of doing so with his teammates at the training base. Rumors suggest there was even an urgent meeting between him and coach Jorge Jesus. It will be interesting to see if the legend will appear in the game now. Even without him, however, Portugal has shown that they have a quite solid squad.

Denmark performs steadily on their home ground, and I expect Portugal to have another tough visit here. The Danes are capable of at least scoring, but this also applies to the Portuguese, as my view of the match is that there will be goals at both ends.

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