Ivan Jovanovic is tasked with improving the fortunes of the Greek national team, with the Serbian having previously been in charge of Panathinaikos and the United Arab Emirates National team. The early signs have been encouraging and his team are warm favourites to secure a victory against an Ireland side who are struggling for form.
Panathinaikos midfielder Tasos Bakasetas captains the team and he offers a scoring threat, while Kostas Tsimikas and Dinos Mavropanos have Premier League experience and it’s easy to see them recording a victory in front of their own fans. Defensively, they look solid enough and perhaps you can consider them to win to nil.
Republic of Ireland failed to score in their opening two Nations League matches, with the team short of firepower although Sammie Szmodics was the top scorer in the Championship last season and the Ipswich forward might be capable of causing problems for the opposition defence, while Adam Idah could also offer a threat.
We think the goal count could be low in this encounter, with Under 2.5 Goals likely to be trading at odds-on. On the correct score front, there’s the chance to consider a 1-0 win and a 2-0 win for Greece, with Ireland searching for that missing ingredient right now although there’s simply a lack of quality within the ranks.