Greece vs England Predictions & Tips - UNL Double Chance

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Last updated: 13 Nov 2024

Alex Waite 13 Nov 2024

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Greece beat England 2-1 away in October
England have 13 players unavailable due to injury
Will the Sky Blue and White extend their Nations League unbeaten streak?

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Greece are undefeated in 2 of their previous 3 against England (Getty Images)

Greece vs England Preview

Greece are looking good in Group B2 and stunned England at Wembley in October. The Three Lions lack consistency and an in-form Greece can hold Lee Carsley’s side.

Greece vs England Preview
Head to Head
Greece Form
Greece Injuries & Team News
England Form
England Injuries & Team News

Greece are unbeaten in 5 consecutive home games.
Greece are undefeated in 2 of their previous 3 against England.
England are unbeaten in their last 8 away matches.

Head to Head

England have a 7-1 advantage against Greece in 10 meetings with two draws.

Greece Form

Ivan Jovanovic has led Greece to a four-match winning run since taking charge in September. The Southern European nation are top of Group B2 with 12 points and one goal conceded.

The Sky Blue and white comfortably beat Finland 3-0 and the Republic of Ireland 2-0 to begin the Nations League. Jovanovic’s outfit then edged England with a 2-1 victory at Wembley.

The winning streak continued as Greece recorded a third consecutive home triumph - beating Ireland 2-0. Anastasios Bakasetas and Petros Mantalos scored in the second half after Greece dominated with 21-8 shots.

Greece Injuries & Team News

Goalkeepers: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Christos Mandas

Defenders: Kostas Tsimikas, Pantelis Chatzidiakos, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Dimitris Giannoulis, Lazaros Rota, Panagiotis Retsos, Konstantinos Koulierakis,Georgios Vagiannidis, Andreas Ntoi

Midfielders: Anastasios Bakasetas, Petros Mantalos, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Dimitrios Pelkas

Manolis Siopis, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Giannis Konstantelias, Christos Zafeiris, Christos Mouzakitis

Forwards: Georgios Masouras, Vangelis Pavlidis, Christos Tzolis, Anastasios Douvikas, Fotis Ioannidis

Midfielder Dimitrios Kourbelis is suspended.

Striker Fotis Ioannidis returns to the squad after missing October’s matches. He has scored three Nations League goals in this campaign.

England Form

England are second in Nations League Group B2 and three points behind Thursday’s opponents Greece.

Lee Carsley’s side started their campaign strongly with 2-0 wins against Ireland and Finland. The Three Lions lost ground on top spot following a 2-1 home defeat against Greece.

A positive response came in a 3-1 win over Finland and Jack Grealish struck after 18 minutes. England controlled the clash with 70% possession and Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice scored late to seal the points.

England Injuries & Team News

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford

Defenders: Kyle Walker, Marc Guéhi, Ezri Konsa, Rico Lewis, Jarrad Branthwaite, Lewis Hall, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tino Livramento

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Angel Gomes, Morgan Gibbs-White, Curtis Jones

Forwards: Harry Kane, Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke

Dominic Solanke, Morgan Rogers

Carsley will be without Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill and Aaron Ramsdale. They all withdrew from the squad due to injury.

John Stones, Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Eberechi Eze are also ruled out with injuries.

Verdict

Greece v England

Greece have momentum and will want to utilise their home advantage to build on their Group B2 lead. England have a lot of key players out and a home double chance looks a good pick here.

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