Denmark vs Portugal - prediction, team news, lineups

Portugal volition beryllium aiming to marque it 3 wins from their opening 3 fixtures successful the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League erstwhile they instrumentality connected Denmark connected Thursday night.

Jorge Jesus' broadside are apical of Group 4 of League A connected six points, portion Denmark are third, having claimed 3 points from their opening 2 matches successful the tournament.

Match preview

Denmark opened their 2026-27 Nations League situation with a 3-2 decision to Norway, but they volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 triumph implicit Wales - 3 points from 2 games has near them successful 2nd spot successful Group 4 of League A up of this contest.

Brian Riemer's broadside person 2 much games successful this planetary period, facing Portugal connected Thursday evening earlier tackling Wales connected Sunday night.

Denmark now person a grounds of 13 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from their 26 matches successful the Nations League, and this is their 4th consecutive tourney successful League A.

The Red and Whites person tackled Portugal connected 18 erstwhile occasions, boasting a grounds of 4 wins, 2 draws and 12 defeats against Thursday's opponents.

The brace locked horns successful the past Nations League, with Denmark winning 1-0 connected location soil, earlier Portugal recorded a 5-2 triumph successful the reverse fixture.

Portugal person been victorious successful 4 of their past 5 matches against Denmark and volition participate Thursday's clash arsenic the favourites, bidding to marque it 3 consecutive wins successful the 2026-27 tournament.

Jesus' broadside posted a 1-0 triumph implicit Wales successful their conception opener connected September 24, earlier signaling a 2-1 triumph implicit Norway past clip retired to determination onto six points.

Portugal are present preparing for matches against Denmark and Norway, earlier concluding their League A Group 4 run against Denmark and Wales successful November.

Selecao das Quinas are the reigning Nations League champions, beating Spain connected penalties successful the last of the 2024-25 tournament, and they are the astir palmy squad successful this competition, having secured 2 titles.

It has been a beardown commencement to Jesus' clip successful complaint of Portugal, but helium faces a large determination successful this lucifer erstwhile it comes to a definite Cristiano Ronaldo, with the legendary guardant an unused substitute against Norway past clip out.

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Team News

Denmark suffered a large wounded stroke against Wales past clip out, with Manchester United's Patrick Dorgu picking up a hamstring injury, which has led to him returning to his club.

Mohamed Daramy impressed arsenic Dorgu's replacement, and the 24-year-old could present beryllium introduced into the starting broadside for the contention with Portugal.

The remainder of the broadside could beryllium unchanged from the Wales match, including a commencement astatine centre-forward for Rasmus Hojlund, who has 14 goals successful 37 caps for his country.

As for Portugal, Bruno Fernandes has returned to grooming aft missing the clash with Norway past clip out, and the Manchester United skipper is expected to travel backmost into the XI.

Ronaldo is besides apt to return, having been near connected the seat against Norway, but dropping Goncalo Ramos would beryllium arguable fixed that the AC Milan guardant was connected the scoresheet successful the team's past match.

Vitinha is expected to beryllium backmost successful the mediate of midfield, with Ramos, Joao Palhinha and Francisco Conceicao perchance dropping retired from the squad that started past clip out.

Denmark imaginable starting lineup:

Jorgensen; Kristensen, Andersen, Provstgaard, Maehle; Hjulmand, Hojbjerg; Isaksen, Damsgaard, Daramy; Hojlund

Portugal imaginable starting lineup:

D Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Vitinha, Fernandes, J Neves; Felix, Ronaldo, Neto

We say: Denmark 1-2 Portugal

This is simply a investigating lucifer for Portugal, arsenic Denmark person a batch of quality. However, it has been a beardown commencement to their Nations League defence, and we are backing Jesus' broadside to navigate their mode to different constrictive win.