Match Preview: Greece vs. England
Date and venue
Thursday, 25 March 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece
Tournament
UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifying
Head-to-head
- Games played: 10
- Greece wins: 1
- England wins: 4
- Draws: 5
Recent Form
Greece:
- Win 2-0 away to Estonia
- Draw 0-0 at home to Finland
- Loss 3-0 away to Italy
England:
- Win 5-0 at home to San Marino
- Win 3-0 away to Czech Republic
- Loss 2-1 away to Belgium
Team News
Greece: Konstantinos Tsimikas is suspended after receiving a red card in the game against Italy. Otherwise, Greece has no major injury concerns.
England: Harry Kane is a doubt for the game due to an ankle injury. If he is ruled out, Jamie Vardy is likely to start in his place. Otherwise, England has no major injury concerns.
Predicted Lineups
Greece (4-3-3): Orestis Karnezis; Vasilis Torosidis, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Kostas Manolas, Dimitris Giannoulis; Andreas Samaris, Manolis Siopis, Dimitrios Pelkas; Anastasios Bakasetas, Dimitrios Limnios, Petros Mantalos
England (4-3-3): Jordan Pickford; Kieran Trippier, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez, Ben Chilwell; Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount; Jadon Sancho, Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling
Prediction
England will be the favorites to win this game. They have a stronger squad on paper and are in better form coming into the game. However, Greece will be no pushovers and will be looking to make a statement against one of the top teams in the world. A draw would be a good result for Greece, while England will be disappointed with anything less than a win.
