Ukraine vs Denmark: Euro U-21 Prediction (12.06.2025)

On Thursday, June 12 at 23:00 WIB at the “1 FC Tatran” stadium in Presov, the Ukraine U-21 national team will face the Denmark U-21 national team in the first match of Group D of the European Under-21 Championship. This group also includes the Netherlands and Finland.

In the Ukraine vs Denmark clash, bookmakers do not see a clear favorite, but slightly favor the Northern European team. Betting odds for a win by the “blue-yellows” are 2.97, a draw is 3.40, and a victory for the “red-whites” is 2.37. A moderate goal tally is expected: over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.84, while both teams to score is at 1.66.

Ukraine

Unai Melgosa has brought a solid squad to Slovakia. Several key players come from the reigning Ukrainian champions, Dynamo Kyiv: Ruslan Neshcheret, Taras Mykhavko, Konstantin Vivcharenko, Volodymyr Brazhko, and Nazar Voloshyn. There are also representatives from top European leagues: Yehor Yarmolyuk from Brentford and Vladyslav Krapivtsov from Girona.

In qualifying, the “blue-yellows” finished second, trailing only England at the end of the tournament, but they managed to outperform Serbia, who also have a strong youth team. In ten qualification matches, Ukraine scored 20 goals and conceded seven. Recent friendlies included high-scoring draws with Portugal (3:3) and Italy (2:2), as well as a narrow 1:0 win over Spain.

Denmark

Steffen Højer’s team in qualifying finished ahead of teams like the Czech Republic, Wales, Iceland, and Lithuania. The front pairing of Tochi Chukwuani and William Vick from Sturm Graz looks promising. Hopes in attack also rest on Manchester United’s wonderkid Chido Obi. Overall, Denmark is a solid European team with quality players throughout the squad. In recent friendlies, the “reds” drew with their Polish counterparts 3:3 and Italy 1:1.

Statistics and Head-to-Head

In the Euro 2019 qualifiers, Denmark won 3:2 away and drew 1:1 at home. In a 2023 friendly, Ukraine emerged victorious with a 3:2 win.

Prediction

This match is largely seen as a battle for second place in the group, as the Netherlands are the favorites. Therefore, both teams will aim to play for a win. Both Ukraine and Denmark have talented and dangerous attackers. We recommend betting on both teams to score, with odds of 1.66.