Euro 2012 action Saturday Evening comes from the Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv featuring Holland v Denmark.
The whole game is being shown Live on BBC One High Definition, with a scheduled 17:00pm (BST) Kick Off Time.
Welcome and thanks for stopping by to view our Holland v Denmark Betting Preview from Group B of Euro 2012, where we have provided you with the latest team news, head to head statistics, best betting odds markets and our free betting tips predictions on the match.
Holland head into their first game of the finals having won their qualification group by three points over second placed Sweden, winning nine of their ten matches and losing just once which came in their last game of the group against Sweden 3-2.
Their final preperations saw them having a mixed bag of results which saw them win three, draw one and lose two of their seven friendly games played the defeats coming against Germany and Bulgaria.
Denmark head into the game also having won their group during qualification which saw them win six and lose one of their seven matches played. The defeat coming against eventual runners up Portugal 3-1.
Morten Olsen’s side also had problems during their recently friendly matches which saw them win three and lose two. The defeats coming against Russia and Brazil.
Holland v Denmark Team News
Holland Team News : Stekelenburg will most likely start in goal and will have Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Bouma and Willems as his rear guard defence.
The midfield will consists of some very well known players, with De Jong, Van Bommel, Arjen Robben, Sneijder and Afellay acting as a five man midfield with Robben and Sneijder providing support for Robin Van Persie who will lead the attack up front on his own making a probable 4-2-3-1 formation.
Denmark Team News : No fresh injury problems for coach Morten Olsen and very likely he will play the same starting eleven that beat Australia 2-0 last time out which will see Andersen take his position between the sticks with Simon Poulsen, Agger, Kjaer and Jacobsen taking up their positions in the back four.
The midfield will consist of Zimling, Kvist, Eriksen and the attack will feature Rommedahl, Bendtner and Krohn-Dehli completing a 4-3-3 formation.
Holland v Denmark Head to Head Statistics
Saturday evening’s game will become the 31st meeting between the two nations over the years and we have all the results of those matches listed in our head to head statistics table shown below.
- Holland Victories : 12
- Draws : 10
- Denmark Victories : 8
The last time these two sides met each other came during the opening game of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which Holland won 2-0 with goals coming from an Agger own goal and Dirk Kuyt.
Holland v Denmark Best Match Betting Odds
With Holland very strongly fancied to win this tournament it will come as no surprise to anyone to see the online bookmakers having made them the clear odds on favourites to win this game with the very best prices for all three outcomes listed below along with the associated bookmaker.
