Greece vs Denmark
Ref: Donatas Rumsas, Lithuania
Match recap
Denmark beat Greece 3–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Damsgaard, Christensen, and Højlund scored for Denmark. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.29 for Greece versus 2.23 for Denmark.
First Half
32'
⚽
Damsgaard
Assist: Højbjerg
Koulierakis
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Konstantelias
⇄
Karetsas
62'
⚽
Christensen
Assist: Højbjerg
⇄
Kourbelis
64'
⇄
Skov Olsen
64'
⇄
Biereth
68'
Mæhle
Yellow Card
⇄
Zafeiris
81'
⚽
Højlund
Assist: Dorgu
83'
⇄
Mow Froholdt
⇄
Tzolis
83'
⇄
Damsgaard
90'
⇄
Mæhle
Match Statistics
GreeceDenmark
1Won
Statistical edge
1–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.29VS2.23
Attack0 · 5 won
4
Shots
15
1
Shots on target
8
3
Shots in the box
7
1
Shots outside box
8
2
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
452
Total passes
573
369
Accurate passes
498
82%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline0 · 1 won
14
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
3
Greece
4-2-3-1
Denmark
4-3-3
Greece
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2G. VagiannidisD
- 3K. KoulierakisD
- 4K. MavropanosD
- 6D. KourbelisM
- 9C. TzolisM
- 12K. TzolakisG
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 16C. ZafeirisM
- 18G. KonstanteliasM
- 19K. KaretsasM
- 21K. TsimikasD
Substitutes
- 1O. VlachodimosG
- 5P. RetsosD
- 7G. MasourasF
- 8F. IoannidisF
- 10D. PelkasM
- 11A. BakasetasM
- 13C. MandasG
- 15L. RotaD
- 17P. HatzidiakosD
- 20P. MantalosM
- 22G. KiriakopoulosD
- 23M. SiopisM
Denmark
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 2J. AndersenD
- 5J. MæhleD
- 6A. ChristensenD
- 11A. Skov OlsenF
- 13R. KristensenD
- 14M. DamsgaardF
- 15Victor Mow FroholdtM
- 20M. BierethF
- 21M. HjulmandM
- 23P. HøjbjergM
Substitutes
- 3J. VestergaardD
- 4L. HøgsbergD
- 7M. O'RileyM
- 8W. OsulaF
- 9R. HøjlundF
- 10A. GrønbækM
- 12K. DolbergF
- 16M. HermansenG
- 17P. DorguD
- 18J. Bruun LarsenF
- 19A. DreyerM
- 22F. JörgensenG
Greece
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Tsimikas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Zafeiris | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Konstantinos Tzolakis | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis(C) | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Dimitrios Kourbelis | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Giannis Konstantelias | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Christos Tzolis | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panagiotis Retsos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petros Mantalos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lazaros Rota | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Kyriakopoulos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Mandas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Masouras | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dimitrios Pelkas | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Manolis Siopis | M | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anastasios Bakasetas | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Denmark
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg(C) | M | 90 | 8.6 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Andreas Christensen | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | F | 83 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Joachim Andersen | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rasmus Kristensen | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Morten Hjulmand | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Froholdt | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | F | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Joakim Mæhle | D | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Mika Biereth | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anders Dreyer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Grønbæk | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Høgsberg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Hermansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rasmus Højlund | F | 26 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jacob Bruun Larsen | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Dorgu | D | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |