Greece vs Scotland Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Greece versus Scotland is a tough game to call, as both sides had positive Nations League campaigns.

Euro 2004 winners, Greece, earned 15 points from six matches in League B Group 2 while scoring 11 times and conceding just four, while in League A Group 1, Scotland did well not to finish bottom of the standings having been drawn up against Portugal, Croatia and Poland.

A player to look out for is Benfica’s Vangelis Pavlidis, as at club level, the 26-year-old has scored 20 goals and created nine assists in 43 matches.

Prediction: Greece 1-1 Scotland

Greece hosts Scotland at Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis in what will be an intriguing UEFA Nations League play-off tie.

Date: 20/03/2025

Location: Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis

Time: 7:45pm

This is the first time that Greece and Scotland have gone head-to-head since Euro 1996’s qualifiers. Popular TV pundit Ally McCoist scored the only goal of the game when they last met back in August 1995 at Hampden Park.

Greece failed to reach Euro 2024, as they were beaten 4-2 on penalties by Georgia in the final play-off round after a 0-0 draw. This was seen as a major disappointment having finished third-place in Group B behind France and the Netherlands, but, comfortably ahead of the Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar.

Ivan Jovanovic’s side came agonisingly close to winning League B Group 2 of the Nations League, as they finished level on points with eventual winners England, having accumulated 15 points from 16 matches.

Scotland’s Euro 2024 campaign was disastrous, as they finished bottom of Group A at the finals, having drawn 1-1 with Switzerland while losing to Germany (5-1) and Hungary (1-0). Steve Clarke’s side had a positive qualifying performance in the run-up to that competition, as they earned 17 points from eight matches, seeing them challenge Spain for top spot in Group A.

The Tartan Army had a dismal start to their Nations League campaign, as they lost all of their first three matches to Poland (3-2), Portugal (2-1) and Croatia (2-1), however, they earned seven points from their last three matches to avoid automatic relegation.

Greece versus Scotland will be shown live via BBC One Scotland, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport’s Website.

Greece

Predicted line-up: Vlachodimos; Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Kourbelis, Mantalos, Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzolis; Pavlidis.

Scotland

Predicted line-up: Gordon; Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Robertson; Gilmour, McLean, McTominay, Doak, McGinn; Dykes.

Greece

Greece enters this game in good form, as they’ve won four of their last five matches, having beaten the Republic of Ireland 2-0 twice, as well as England 2-1 and Finland 2-0.

The only blot on the home side’s copybook is their 3-0 home defeat to England, which ultimately cost them the chance to win League B Group 2.

Scotland

Scotland ended their Nations League campaign in fine form, as they looked like certainties to be relegated to League B following back-to-back defeats to Portugal and Croatia.

Steve Clarke’s men earned a vital 0-0 draw at home to Portugal before managing crucial victories over Croatia (1-0) and Poland (2-1) with John McGinn and Andy Robertson scoring in the latter mentioned win.

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