Denmark Favourite To Win First Leg of World Cup Playoff
Published on November 7th, 2017 2:50 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel

The stakes couldn't possibly be bigger. After years of qualifying, Denmark and Ireland's fates boil down to a home-and-away match that will take place over the next couple of days. It will obviously be a heart-breaking loss for the team that doesn't go through, while the winner will find themselves playing amongst football's elite teams in just a few months.
Of the four UEFA playoff matches, this is likeliest going to be the closest of the four. In fact, Denmark has a very slight edge to qualify, as you can see here:
Denmark, 1.61
Ireland, 2.25
Here are the odds for Saturday's match between the two clubs, which is set to take place in Denmark:
Denmark, 1.75
Draw, 3.6
Ireland, 5.75
Here are the top three correct score odds:
Denmark 1-0, 5.0
Draw 1-1, 6.5
Denmark 2-0, 6.5
There are three players who have better than 3.00 odds of scoring on Saturday - they are:
Nicolai Jorgensen, 2.75
Nicklas Bendtner, 2.87
Andreas Cornelius, 2.75
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Denmark finished with 20 points in Group E of World Cup qualifying, finishing 5 points behind Poland. Denmark played in a group that included the aforementioned Poland, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia and Kazakhstan.
Ireland, on the other hand, finished in 2nd place in Group D with a total of 19 points. Ireland was in a group that included Serbia, Wales, Austria, George and Moldova.
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Who do you think will take it?