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Slovenia vs Denmark Prediction & Betting Tips - Men's Olympics Handball
by Devesh Jaganath | in Men's Olympics Handball Predictions
A spot on the podium in the Olympics Men’s Handball competition awaits either Slovenia or Denmark, who will duke it out in the semi-final on Friday evening. The Slovenians are ranked ninth in the tournament power rankings, while the Danes are in third place. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The winner of this match will move on to face either Germany or Spain in the grand final on August 11. Denmark came through the group stages as winners of Group B with a perfect record of five wins in five games, while Slovenia finished second in Group A with six points in their five matches.
Denmark are gunning for their third Olympic medal in a row following gold in Rio in 2016 and silver in Tokyo three years ago. Slovenia are aiming to win their first-ever Olympic medal with their previous best result coming in 2016 when they finished sixth. Here are the key stats for this encounter.
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The Best Betting Odds for Slovenia v Denmark Match
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6.5 | 13 | 1.22 |
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7.5 | 15 | 1.12 |
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40 | 4.3 | 1.23 |
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40 | 4.3 | 1.23 |
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6.09 | 12.5 | 1.21 |
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6.09 | 12.5 | 1.21 |
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7 | 13.7 | 1.17 |
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8.2 | 16 | 1.13 |
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28 | 9 | 1.03 |
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20 | 8.5 | 1.13 |
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9 | 15 | 1.08 |
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7 | 14.76 | 1.17 |
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26 | 9.5 | 1.05 |
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Slovenia vs Denmark Form
Slovenia and Denmark Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
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2/6 (33%)
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4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
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17 Mar 2024 - Olympic Games, Qualification
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3/6 (50%)
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6/6 (100%)
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6/6 (100%)
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4 Aug 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
31 Jul 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
27 Jul 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
18 Jul 2024 - Int. Friendly Games
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3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
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11 May 2024 - Int. Friendly Games
28 Jan 2024 - Euro Handball
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Slovenia vs Denmark Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
23 Jan 2024 - Euro Handball
Slovenia - Denmark: Form Analysis
With France and Sweden both eliminated from the competition, Denmark are not only fancied to win this match but are also showing up as marginal favourites to go on to claim the gold medal.
It was them that sent the Swedes packing in the quarter-final, where they fought tooth and nail and managed to edge the result 32-31, matching their closest win of the competition after six matches.
Denmark had beaten France, Egypt, Argentina, Hungary and Norway during the group stage and are now on an 11-match unbeaten streak in all competitions dating back to the end of January.
Slovenia won the last match between these sides but lost the preceding three!
Regardless of the outcome here, Slovenia can be well proud of what they have achieved as they have already surpassed their best-ever Olympic Games finish of sixth with fourth place being the worst they can do from here on.
They pulled off an against-the-odds victory over fifth-ranked Norway in the quarter-final coming from behind to win 33-28. That followed wins against Croatia, Sweden and Japan, while they lost to Germany and Spain.
Nikolaj Jacobsen’s side now possess a record of five wins, one draw and four losses in their last 10 matches in all competitions. In 13 previous matches against their upcoming opponents, Slovenia have won just three times, while losing nine and drawing once.
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Slovenia & Denmark Squad Analysis
Denmark are the highest-scoring team in the competition and have been led by Mathias Gidsel, who has found the back of the net 47 times from 63 shots. He is also the leading scorer in the tournament so far.
Not far behind Gidsel is Simon Pytlick on 44 goals from 61 shots. He was the chief architect of the side’s victory over Sweden in the last round where he scored an impressive nine goals and he will be one to keep an eye on in this match.
For Slovenia, Aleks Vlah has been their top marksman, currently just one goal behind Gidel and carrying a goal percentage of 68%, deriving from his 46 goals from a total of 68 shots so far.
Blaz Janc is joint-seventh alongside Hugo Descat in the top goal-scorers standings with 34 to date. Janc has attempted just 47 shots in the tournament giving him a very effective 72% conversion rate.
Slovenia - Denmark Key Points
- Denmark have won all six of their matches in this competition.
- Denmark are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions
- Denmark have only failed to score 30 or more goals in one of their six matches.
- Denmark have won nine of their 13 matches against this opponent.
- Slovenia lost two matches during the group stages of the tournament.
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Our Slovenia vs Denmark Prediction
Slovenia have been one of the surprise packages in Paris this year having outlasted the likes of France and Sweden to secure their best-ever finish at an Olympic Games regardless of the outcome here.
However, they are set to face a Denmark side that have been flawless in the competition and will be carrying incredible momentum into this match after overcoming Sweden in the last round. We’re expecting a high-quality matchup here but fancy the Danes to progress. Our Slovenia vs Denmark prediction: Goals Handicap - Denmark -1.5!
Slovenia vs Denmark - Other Interesting Predictions
Denmark Over 31.5 Goals
Denmark have scored over 31.5 goals in four of their six matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics and have only failed to score 30 goals once.
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Slovenia vs Denmark match : Frequently asked questions
The Olympics Men’s Handball semi-final between Slovenia and Denmark will take place on August 9 at 20:30 GMT.
The Olympics Men’s Handball semi-final between Slovenia and Denmark will be played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.
The Olympics Men’s Handball semi-final between Slovenia and Denmark will be broadcast live on BBC and BBC iPlayer.
These sides have met 13 times in the past and Denmark have won 9 matches while the Slovenians have won 3, and one match ended in a draw.
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