Denmark vs Portugal

1 - 0
🕒 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Parken 🧑‍⚖️ Irfan Peljto 🔁 Quarter-finals 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Quarter-finals
Referee Stats
4 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.50
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 25%
Draws 0%
Away wins 75%
How the match was won
  • Denmark outshot their opponent (23-8).
  • Portugal controlled possession (56%).
  • Denmark had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Denmark (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 2
Avg: 1.50 / 0.50

Points

9
Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0
Portugal (Away stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 2-2-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 4
Avg: 1.20 / 0.80

Points

8
Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Nations League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.25
PPG
1.60
1.50
GF
1.20
0.50
GA
0.80
25%
O2.5
40%
25%
BTTS
60%
75%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Denmark: Unranked
Portugal: Unranked

Denmark last 5 home

W L W W
Points9/12
Weighted index70
Goals6-2
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portugal last 5 away

W L D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index51
Goals6-4
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Denmark trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Portugal trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.540%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Denmark score at home100%
Denmark clean sheet at home75%
Portugal score away60%
Portugal clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Denmark score first75%
Denmark win after scoring first100%
Portugal score first40%
Portugal win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Denmark 0% · Portugal 50%
Avg first goal minute: Denmark 65.3' · Portugal 29.5'

Vs league average

Denmark score at home1.50 vs 1.54
Denmark concede at home0.50 vs 1.13
Portugal score away1.20 vs 1.13
Portugal concede away0.80 vs 1.54
Denmark score 3% below league average, while Portugal score 6% above league average.
Defensive side: Denmark are 56% below league average at home, and Portugal are 48% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Denmark goal timing (home)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Portugal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
2
Total Shots
23
8
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
17
5
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
5
9
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
439
552
Passes Accurate
392
491
Passes %
89%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
57'
57' Diogo Dalot
59'
59' Vitinha
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ Diogo Dalot
1st substitution · For: Nélson Semedo
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ M. Biereth
1st substitution · For: R. Højlund
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ J. Lindstrøm
2nd substitution · For: A. Skov Olsen
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Renato Veiga
2nd substitution · For: Gonçalo Inácio
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Rafael Leão
3rd substitution · For: Rúben Neves
78' ⚽
⚽
78' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Højlund
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Skov Olsen
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ C. Eriksen
3rd substitution · For: J. Wind
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ João Neves
4th substitution · For: Bernardo Silva
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ G. Isaksen
4th substitution · For: P. Dorgu

Denmark vs Portugal 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Denmark beat Portugal 1-0 on Thursday, 20 March 2025 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Irfan Peljto. It was played at Parken.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Diogo Dalot received a yellow card for Portugal at 57'. Vitinha received a yellow card for Portugal at 59'. Portugal made their 1st substitution at 66', with Diogo Dalot replacing Nélson Semedo. Denmark made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Biereth replacing R. Højlund. Denmark made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Lindstrøm replacing A. Skov Olsen. Portugal made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Renato Veiga replacing Gonçalo Inácio. Portugal made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Rafael Leão replacing Rúben Neves. Denmark took the lead at 78' when R. Højlund scored, with the assist credited to A. Skov Olsen, making the score 1-0. Denmark made their 3rd substitution at 86', with C. Eriksen replacing J. Wind. Portugal made their 4th substitution at 86', with João Neves replacing Bernardo Silva. Denmark made their 4th substitution at 87', with G. Isaksen replacing P. Dorgu.

Denmark used 4 substitutions while Portugal used 4 substitutions. Portugal got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Denmark outshot their opponent (23-8).
  • Portugal controlled possession (56%).
  • Denmark had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Denmark vs Portugal Head-to-Head History by Season