Ireland vs Greece Prediction for the Match on September 10, 2024
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The 2nd round of the League of Nations will see a match between the national teams of Ireland and Greece on September 10, 2024. The current guests will try to achieve new success in a face-to-face match in Dublin.
Ireland – Greece: Key Stats and Trends
Ireland have lost seven of their last eleven matches
Greece have lost only once in their last seven matches
Ireland wins the first half in 22% of matches, Greece wins in 62% of matches
Our prediction for the match Ireland – Greece
“The boys in green” are increasingly considered to be at most a middling team in European football. In the last Nations League, they beat only the Armenians, losing to both Scotland and Ukraine. And in the European qualifiers last year, the team took only six points in eight matches, all with Gibraltar. The “Greeks” improved – they were able to win their group in the Nations League, albeit in Division C. In the “standard” qualification, Poyet’s charges had no chance, given such opponents in 2023 as the Dutch and the French. But in March, they defeated Kazakhstan in additional playoffs and played on equal terms with the Georgians in Tbilisi. But after 0-0, Mamardashvili won the penalty shootout.
Heimir Hallgrimsson moved to Dublin before the start of the new cycle. The Icelander changed the lineup quite noticeably compared to the summer, not calling, among others, Duffy, Cullen and Manning. Jovanovic, who replaced Poyet in Athens this year, assembled an almost ideal lineup, where there was no place for Giakoumakis, Limnios and Kourbelis.
The Irish started by hosting their neighbors, the English. And quickly conceded twice, ultimately losing. The “Hellenes” were able to win in Athens against the Finns thanks to a double by Ioannidis.
Ireland vs Greece: Possible starting lineups
Ireland (possible lineup): Kelleher – O’Shea, Collins, Coleman – Brady, Smodic, Ogbene, Smallbone, Molumby, Doherty – Ida
Greece (possible lineup): Vlachodimos – Tsimikas, Koulierakis, Mavropanos, Rota – Bouchalakis, Mantalos, Pelkas, Bakasetas, Hatziovanis – Ioannidis
Previous matches: Ireland – Greece
In total, five matches were played. And only once, in 2002, the “Hellenes” managed not to lose, ending in a draw.
Free prediction for the match Ireland – Greece
The pairs are quite equal. But the Greeks have gained momentum and will be able to achieve success here too. We expect them to win with a handicap of “0” (odds – 1.909).
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