Peru vs Denmark Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

It’s fair to say that it’s been a rollercoaster of a year for Peru fans. First, they managed to qualify for their first World Cup since 1982, but then captain and talisman Paolo Guerrero had his already controversial doping ban extended in a move that ruled him out of fulfilling a lifelong dream of leading Peru in the World Cup. After appeals from players themselves this ban was stunningly overturned, allowing the captain and leading goalscorer to join up with his teammates.

He marked his return with a brace against Saudi Arabia at the start of June as Peru won 3-0, following that with a draw against Sweden and leaving them with an impressive 15 match unbeaten streak coming into the biggest few weeks of the players’ lives.

This is a huge match for both sides as well, and could ultimately decide which one of these, if any, makes it through to the knockout stages. France are the overwhelming favourites for the top spot, but Peru and Denmark are both in with a shot at 2nd place along with underdogs Australia.

Denmark aren’t an easy side to beat either. They won 2-0 against Mexico on Saturday to make it seven wins, seven draws, and two defeats in their last 16 matches. It was this sort of form that saw them take 2nd place in their qualifying group and then beat Republic of Ireland in the playoff, and with the likes of Kasper Schmeichel, Andreas Christensen, Christian Eriksen, and Nicolai Jorgensen in their ranks they certainly have a chance.

Both of these teams look defensively sound when you look at their recent friendly results, but their form in qualifying tells a different story. Peru scored in all but two of their last 11 qualifying games, but they only managed to keep a single clean sheet as well. Meanwhile, Denmark scored in all but two of their ten World Cup qualifiers, but conceded in six of them in a comparatively easy group.

This discrepancy between their friendly form and their competitive record gives us an opportunity, and the odds for Both Teams to Score here look great value for money. In the end we’re expecting a stalemate though, and because four of both Peru’s and Denmark’s last nine games have ended all square we’re backing a Draw here alongside a 1-1 correct score predictions.

Christian Eriksen is obviously the standout man for Denmark. The Spurs playmaker led them to this World Cup, scoring eight goals in qualifying and then bagging a hat trick in the playoff against Republic of Ireland. Backing him to score looks a great choice, so we’re going for that for our anytime goalscorer predictions.

Peru Predicted Lineup: Gallese, Advincula, Ramos, Santamaria, Trauco, Tapia, Yotun, Carrillo, Farfan, Cueva, Guerrero

Denmark Predicted Lineup: Schmeichel, Dalsgaard, Kjaer, Christensen, Larsen, Kvist, Delaney, Poulsen, Eriksen, Sisto, Jorgensen