Greece vs England Predictions

• Greece have won their last five games, with four of those victories coming to nil
• Both teams have scored in six of England’s last eight matches
• There were four goals the last time Greece hosted a side ranked in the top ten of Fifa’s world rankings, drawing 2-2 with France in 2023

England eager to make amends

Lee Carsley all but ruled himself out of the running for the permanent role as England boss during the last international break thanks to a calamitous performance against Greece. 

An experimental lineup featuring no striker and an abundance of playmakers backfired massively as the Three Lions were beaten 2-1 at Wembley and while Carsley has stated he never wanted the job, there is every chance he was just saving face. 

Thomas Tuchel has since been announced as Gareth Southgate’s successor, with Carsley remaining in charge for the final international break of 2024, which begins with a trip to Athens for an England side out to make amends for October’s shock defeat. 

Hot hosts can net again

Greece will be feeling confident of replicating their surprise win, though, having followed up their 2-1 success at Wembley with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ireland. 

Thursday’s hosts have been sensational in this season’s Nations League, winning all five of their matches and recording four clean sheets in a brilliant run, and they are sure to give another good showing against the Three Lions, who have struggled for clean sheets of late. 

Both teams have scored in six of England’s last eight matches, with the Three Lions conceding to Finland last time out, and a spate of injuries in defence suggests the same bet may land again in Athens. 

Exciting encounter expected in Athens

Harry Maguire, John Stones and Luke Shaw are all absent, with first call-ups for Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Lewis Hall highlighting how short the Euro 2024 runners-up are in defence. 

They do still have plenty of in-form attackers, though, with Harry Kane, Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka enjoying a strong start to the campaign and the Three Lions can also find the net in Athens. 

Greece’s last visit from a top-five nation – France in 2023 – resulted in a 2-2 thriller and a similar level of scoring could occur on Thursday, potentially just going in the visitors’ favour.