England vs Greece: Nations League Match Preview and Prediction

The Nations League Group B2 third-round match between England and Greece will take place on October 10th at Wembley Stadium in London. Kick-off is at 19:45. Here’s a detailed England vs Greece match prediction, analysis and betting odds.

Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

• Matches officiated: 19 (Serie A, 2023/24)
• Yellow cards shown (including second yellows): 100
• Average yellow cards per match: 5.3
• Red cards shown: 6
• Average fouls per match: 25
• Penalties: 21%

England National Team

Lee Carsley's squad performed confidently in their September Nations League matches. England started with a 2-0 away victory over Ireland, followed by another 2-0 win at home against Finland. Over the past two years, England has played 17 official matches, suffering only one defeat in regular time (the Euro 2024 final), with 10 wins and 6 draws.

• Before their current campaign in League B, England competed in League A, where they went six matches without a win (3 draws and 3 losses).
• At least one team has failed to score in 9 of England's last 11 Nations League matches.
• England has not scored more than two goals in regular time in 15 of their last 17 Nations League games.

Greece National Team

Similar to their opponents, Greece has yet to drop points or concede a goal in the new Nations League season. Ivan Jovanović’s team first thrashed Finland 3-0 at home, then secured a 2-0 win against Ireland away. Notably, Greece has kept clean sheets in their last four official matches and is unbeaten in five games (3 wins and 2 draws).

• Greece has lost only once in their last 14 Nations League matches (10 wins and 3 draws).
• At least one team has failed to score in 11 of Greece's last 12 Nations League matches.
• Greece has scored in 5 of their last 6 away Nations League matches.

England vs Greece Prediction

These teams seem set to battle for the top spot in Group 2. England is the clear favorite, being stronger than their group rivals, and there's little doubt they will comfortably finish first and return to League A. England has shown consistent form in qualifying matches for the European Championship and World Cup, with their only recent setbacks coming in the last Nations League campaign, where they failed to win any matches in League A. Over the past two years, England has lost only twice, both times against top teams – Spain in the Euros and France in the World Cup.

England typically has no trouble against mid-tier European teams, whereas Greece tends to struggle against top-tier opponents. In the past three and a half years, Greece has played six matches against strong national teams, losing five of them without scoring (against Sweden, Spain, France, and twice against the Netherlands), with only one draw – at home against France in the final round of Euro qualifying.

Our prediction is another victory for the hosts, keeping a clean sheet – "England to win without conceding."