England aims to avenge their loss in the reverse fixture against Greece as they travel to Athens for the top-two clash.
GRE vs ENG Match Details
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024 / Friday, 15 November 2024
Time: 21:00 (CET), 01:30 (IST)
Venue: Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis, Athens
GRE vs ENG Match Preview
Greece has been in an incredible run of form since November last year, losing just once in the previous 10 games. The team is enjoying a five-game winning streak with the last four, all Nations League games, coming under the new boss Ivan Jovanovic appointed only a month before the tournament. Their incredible show puts them on the doorstep to make back-to-back promotion in the Nations League having swept through League C last season. The biggest of all was beating recent Euro finalist England at Wembley for the first time in their history in October this year. The emotional moment of losing former player George Baldock at the age of just 31 drove them to the 2-1 win which was clinched at stoppage time. Greece was already leading the chart with cruising wins against Finland and Ireland. This victory helped them tighten their position even more, maintaining the three-point lead ahead of facing the Three Lions again in the home fixture. Jovanovic’s side will clinch the top spot which will seal promotion to League A if they can avoid defeat on Thursday night for their superior head-to-head but they will want to maintain their winning form. A defeat will not be catastrophic but their qualification will depend on the final Nations League game.
That loss ended a wishful start under interim boss Lee Carsley taking over after Gareth Southgate's departure following the Euros. Even though Champions League-winning coach Thomas Tuchel was roped in as successor, the third foreign coach in history to claim the England managerial job will take charge only in January next year. So, Carsley is responsible for overseeing the Three Lions’s promotion in the remaining Nations League matches in November. England bounced back from that loss with a 3-1 win over Finland but before taking on Greece again, the former Ireland international made some drastic changes in the squad leaving out stars like Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer etc and giving first senior call-ups to Morgan Rogers, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Lewis Hall. Record scorer Harry Kane also makes a return which is a boost in this do-or-die clash. Sitting second on the table, England's task is harder with a win by at least two goals required to overtake Greece at the top with one final game remaining. Anything other than three points will force them into promotion qualification but winning the two other away games by 2-0 and having a 100% record on the travel against the leaders will give a lot of belief to the team to get the job done.
GRE vs ENG Recent Form
GRE: WWWW
ENG: WWLW
GRE vs ENG Predicted Lineups
Greece
Vlachodimos; Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Siopis, Mantalos; Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzolis; Pavlidis
England
Pickford; Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis; Gomes, Gallagher; Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane
GRE vs ENG head-to-head
Played - 10
GRE won - 1
Drawn - 2
ENG won - 7
GRE vs ENG Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Harry Kane
Vice-captain Pick: Jude Bellingham
GRE vs ENG Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Vlachodimos (Cr - 7)
DEF: Walker (Cr - 8.5), Guehi (Cr - 8.5), Tsimikas (Cr - 8)
MID: Madueke (Cr - 7), Bakasetas (Cr - 9), Bellingham (Cr - 9), Gordon (Cr - 8)
FW: Tzolis (Cr - 7.5), Kane (Cr - 9), Pavlidis (Cr - 8)
Vice-captain: Jude Bellingham
Captain: Harry Kane
Greece vs England Match Prediction
England are still good enough to pose a significant challenge without some of the first-team contributors but Greece might also concede defeat due to their excellent form. The pressure on the host is also low with a point enough for them to secure promotion. We predict a 1-1 draw.
