Denmark vs Greece
Ref: M. Oliver
Match recap
Denmark beat Greece 3–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Højlund, Andersen, and Damsgaard scored for Denmark; Tzolis replied for Greece. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.42 for Denmark versus 1.44 for Greece.
First Half
⚽
Højlund
⚽
Andersen
Assist: Damsgaard
⚽
Damsgaard
Assist: Mow Froholdt
Second Half
63'
⚽
Tzolis
Assist: Ioannidis
64'
⇄
Karetsas
64'
⇄
Bakasetas
64'
⇄
Kourbelis
64'
Ioannidis
Yellow Card
Schmeichel
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Ioannidis
⇄
Højlund
⇄
Damsgaard
73'
Zafeiris
Yellow Card
⇄
Isaksen
83'
Rota
Yellow Card
⇄
Mow Froholdt
Match Statistics
DenmarkGreece
5Won
Statistical edge
5–10
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.42VS1.44
Attack2 · 4 won
12
Shots
15
8
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
7
2
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
485
Total passes
538
424
Accurate passes
475
87%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline3 · 0 won
12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
6
Denmark
4-4-2
Greece
4-2-3-1
Denmark
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 2J. AndersenD
- 3J. VestergaardD
- 5J. MæhleD
- 6A. ChristensenD
- 8G. IsaksenM
- 9R. HøjlundF
- 12Victor Mow FroholdtF
- 14M. DamsgaardM
- 15C. NørgaardM
- 21M. HjulmandM
Substitutes
- 4L. HøgsbergD
- 7M. O'RileyM
- 10C. EriksenM
- 11A. DreyerM
- 13M. RoerslevD
- 16M. HermansenG
- 17P. DorguD
- 18A. GaaeiD
- 19J. WindF
- 20M. BierethF
- 22F. JörgensenG
- 23M. FrendrupM
Greece
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1O. VlachodimosG
- 3K. KoulierakisD
- 4K. MavropanosD
- 6D. KourbelisM
- 8F. IoannidisF
- 10C. TzolisM
- 11A. BakasetasM
- 15L. RotaD
- 16C. ZafeirisM
- 19K. KaretsasM
- 21K. TsimikasD
Substitutes
- 2G. VagiannidisD
- 5C. MouzakitisM
- 7G. MasourasF
- 9T. DouvikasF
- 12K. TzolakisG
- 13C. MandasG
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 17P. HatzidiakosD
- 18G. KonstanteliasM
- 20P. MantalosM
- 22D. GiannoulisD
- 23M. SiopisM
Denmark
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Andersen | D | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 70 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joakim Mæhle | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Victor Froholdt | F | 89 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Gustav Isaksen | M | 76 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Morten Hjulmand | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rasmus Højlund | F | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Schmeichel(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Christensen | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jonas Wind | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anders Dreyer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Høgsberg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Roerslev | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Hermansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morten Frendrup | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Patrick Dorgu | D | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Biereth | F | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greece
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christos Tzolis | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 65 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Konstantinos Tsimikas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Anastasios Bakasetas(C) | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lazaros Rota | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dimitrios Kourbelis | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Zafeiris | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/5 |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Konstantinos Tzolakis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petros Mantalos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anastasios Douvikas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Mandas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitrios Giannoulis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Mouzakitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giannis Konstantelias | M | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Manolis Siopis | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Masouras | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |