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Greece v England
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Kick Off: Thursday 14th November at 19:45
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Competition: UEFA Nations League
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Watch Live: ITV1
England will be out for revenge in Lee Carsley’s penultimate game in charge of the Three Lions after Greece claimed a well-deserved 2-1 win at Wembley last month.
The hosts have a full-strength squad to choose from but England will be without some big players for the trip to Athens on Thursday night.
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Both teams scored when these two sides locked horns in London last month and we’re predicting goals at both ends of the pitch on Thursday night.
Greece have scored at least two goals in each of their four Nations League B games so far, while four of England’s last six outings across all competitions have ended with both teams finding the back of the net. England have only failed to score against Greece in one of the pair’s 10 previous encounters and that was way back in 1983 when the pair played out a goalless draw.
👕 Greece v England Predicted XI
🔍 Greece v England Key Players
🔵 Anastasios Bakasetas
Nobody has committed more fouls for Greece in this season’s Nations League B than Anastasios Bakasetas. The Greek captain has committed six fouls in his four starts in this competition despite playing in a more advanced role for his country compared to fellow midfielder Dimitrios Kourbelis and defender Llazaros Rota both of whom have only committed five fouls apiece.
Despite giving away more fouls than any other Greek player in this competition, Bakasetas is yet to pick up a single booking.
⚪ Harry Kane
England’s all-time top goalscorer and current captain, Harry Kane, has scored 68 goals in 101 appearances for his country and we’re backing the Bayern Munich man to score again on Thursday night.
Kane has made three appearances in the Nations League B this season, scoring two goals, and his goals per 90 minutes record of 0.78 is the best in the England squad in the Nations League this season.
⚪ Anthony Gordon
With many of the England regulars out of the Greece game due to injury, Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon is likely to feature from the start on Thursday. Gordon has started three of England’s four games in this competition but has yet to register a goal or an assist.
However, only Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka have taken more shots for England in this competition (12 & 8) with Gordon having seven shots. Five of those efforts have hit the target which makes for a SoT ratio of 71.4%, the third-highest in the England squad.
📂 Greece v England Cheat Sheet
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💻 Greece v England Form and Tactics
Greece have won each of their opening four group games in the Nations League B this season and on each occasion, Ivan Jovanovic has played the same 4-2-3-1 formation. Jovanovic’s men had their lowest amount of possession away at England (36%) and their highest arrived at home against the Republic of Ireland (55%) but they still managed to win both matches.
England have used three formations during this season’s Nations League but the system they have used on multiple occasions was the 4-2-3-1. The Three Lions enjoyed 76% of the possession in their opener against Ireland and that went up to 79% at home to Finland while their possession in the next two games both dipped into the 60s, it’s clear that Carsley’s men tend to dominate the ball.
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🏁 Greece v England Ref Watch
- Referee: Daniel Siebert
- Has given 4.92 yellow cards per game in his 12 refereeing appearances this season
- Has dished out 0.17 red cards per game this season
- On average this campaign, Siebert has awarded 0.83 penalties per game, a very high rate by any measure, especially across a 12-game sample size
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