The pressure is on the Three Lions to deliver. They have underperformed. But it’s a chance, second act, at redemption to have a go at it. So, expect them to show glimpses of their prowess. That should do it as we predict England to hand Greece their first loss.
Match info: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium, Marousi
Date: Thursday, 14th November 2024
Time: 8:45 pm Nigerian time.
England will be out for revenge when they travel to the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis in Athens to face Greece in their penultimate League B Group 2 fixture in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday.
The Three Lions suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to the Blues and Whites at Wembley Stadium last month courtesy of two goals from Vangelis Pavlidis, including a 94th-minute winner.
Head-to-head:
Greece have won just 1 in the last 8 meetings between the two nations.
England have recorded 5 victories.
The remaining 2 clashes ended in draws.
Their last 4 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
Form:
Greece in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W
England in all competitions: L-W-W-L-W
Team News:
Greece boss Jovanovic is expected to stick with the winning lineup that took down the Three Lions in October. Well, while Pavlidis will be eager to test the opponent’s defense once more one can’t say for sure if he is going to complete 90 mins with Loannidis back.
Meanwhile, England have injury worries. Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Jack Grealish are all in doubt, forcing Lee Carsley to tweak his lineup from their recent win over Finland.
Player(s) to watch:
England will be wary of Vangelis Pavlidis coming to this game. I mean, how can they forget the name of the goal machine who bagged a brace, handing them their only Nations League defeat? Sure, Fotis Ioannidis is back (three goals in the opening two games) but Vangelis should get the nod to start.
Expect this to be a battle of the strikers. Harry Kane has picked up where he left last season, having scored 17 in 16 games across all competitions. But the English skipper has faced his end of criticism for underperforming when it matters. Guess this is the chance to show because the match against Greece is huge.
| Greece |
Draw | England |
GG/BTS | Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | |
| 1XBet | 3.85 | 3.15 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.34 | 1.7 |
| 22et | 3.7 | 3.19 | 2.12 | 1.9 | 2.25 | 1.65 |
| SureBet | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.13 | 1.92 | 2.17 | 1.59 |
| BetWinner | 3.7 | 3.19 | 2.12 | 1.9 | 2.25 | 1.65 |
| BetBonanza | 3.75 | 3.2 | 2.15 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 1.65 |
| WazoBet | 3.65 | 3.25 | 2.17 | 1.94 | 2.22 | 1.61 |