Greece vs England Prediction : Can we claim our debt?
Greece vs England prediction is heavily in favour of the away team, this is an opportunity for the Three Lions to claim their debt of losing 1-2 at Wembley.
Greece vs England football prediction: The Three Lions are determined to claim their debt
The match between England and Greece will be the Three Lions' first match since the appointment of new head coach Thomas Tuchel, the Three Lions' third foreign coach, who was announced as Gareth Southgate's successor on October 16 and has signed an 18-month contract. However, the German coach - a former Bayern Munich and Chelsea coach - will not officially take charge until January next year, so Lee Carsley will still take temporary charge of the England team for the final two Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland this month.
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Carsley's experimental side from England's painful defeat to Greece were disappointing last month, but the Three Lions bounced back with a 3-1 win over Finland in Helsinki, keeping their hopes of promotion to League A alive. Ranked fourth in the world by FIFA, England are currently second in Group B1 with nine points from three games, three behind leaders Greece. A win by at least two goals in their next game would see them climb to the top of the table. The Greece vs England prediction is heavily weighted towards the visitors, with the Three Lions looking to avenge their 2-1 defeat at Wembley.
England have won their last two away games in the Nations League by two goals (the aforementioned win over Finland and the 2-0 win over Ireland), while they have won all four of their previous visits to Greece, scoring nine goals and conceding just one. Only against Luxembourg (5/5) have the Three Lions had a better 100% win rate away from home against another nation.
Since the appointment of head coach Ivan Jovanovic in August, Greece have won all four of their Nations League games in their first League B campaign, scoring nine goals and conceding just one, and are on the verge of promotion to League A for the first time in their history.
After picking up maximum points in back-to-back wins over Finland and Ireland, Greece claimed their first win in their 10th appearance against England on an emotional night at Wembley. Greece returned home just three days later and maintained their perfect record in League B with a 2-0 win over Ireland, thanks to second-half goals from Anastasios Bakasetas and Petros Mantalos.
Greece, who have risen 12 places in the FIFA World Rankings to 42nd since July, know that victory over England will secure top spot in their group, regardless of the result on the final day, with a draw enough to cement their lead. Jovanovic's side will be confident of further success against the Three Lions in front of their own fans, having won eight and drawn two of their 11 Nations League home games, impressively keeping clean sheets in nine of those games.
Greek midfielder Dimitrios Kourbelis is serving a one-match suspension for accumulating yellow cards, so Petros Mantalos, Christos Zafeiris or Sotiris Alexandropoulos could replace him alongside Cardiff City's Manolis Siopis. Odysseas Vlachodimos has struggled for game time for Newcastle United this season, but he is regarded as his country's number one goalkeeper and is expected to start, while Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas and West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos will both start in defence.
After scoring twice in the comeback against England, Pavlidis could continue to lead the line, although Fotis Ioannidis - who scored three goals in Greece's opening two Nations League games - has returned to the squad after recovering from injury. Greece have never lost when Ioannidis has scored (W3 D1).
For England, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill and Aaron Ramsdale have all withdrawn from Carsley's squad, while John Stones, Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Eberechi Eze are all ruled out through injury. Morgan Rogers, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Lewis Hall have all received their first international call-ups, while Jarrod Bowen, Jarrad Branthwaite, Valentino Livramento and James Trafford are all included alongside Rogers.
Kyle Walker remains in the squad despite his fitness issues, and it remains unclear whether he will feature at right-back ahead of Livramento, Ezri Konsa or City team-mate Rico Lewis. Rice's absence could see Lille's Angel Gomes partner Atletico Madrid's Conor Gallagher in central midfield, while Noni Madueke, Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon could combine behind striker Harry Kane in the opposition half.
Greece vs England Prediction
England win: The 1-2 home defeat to Greece certainly hurt the pride of the England star. They are currently 3 points behind the home team, they must win to hope to compete for the top spot in Group B1. Greece are in good form, they also won 8 out of 11 home matches. However, it is clear that England are rated higher, when forced to win they will be even stronger. England are capable of leaving Greece's field with 3 points.
Less than 3 goals: In 4 away matches against Greece, England have won all and conceded only 1 goal. Meanwhile, Greece have only conceded 1 goal in the Nations League this season after 4 matches. With both teams' defenses playing well, the possibility of this match having many goals is not high.
Prediction: Greece 0-1 England
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