Greece defeated England 2-1 at Wembley
Greece has a 5-1 head-to-head record vs Republic of Ireland
Ireland ended a 3-game losing streak with a win over Finland
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Greece vs Republic of Ireland Preview
Greece stunned England at Wembley on Thursday and they are backed to follow up that victory at home. They have a strong record against the Republic of Ireland and are value to win.
Greece have won their last 4 matches
Greece have won their last 4 home matches (UEFA Nations League)
Greece have won their last 4 matches against Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland have lost 3 of their last 4 matches.
Head to Head
Greece hold a 5-1 head to head advantage in six previous meetings, including winning the last four in a row. The most recent was a 2-0 victory in Dublin in the reverse fixture in September.
Greece Form
Greece pulled off a major upset when defeating England 2-1 at Wembley on Thursday with Vangelis Pavlidis scoring an injury time winner.
It is now four wins is row for Ivan Jovanović’s side, who defeated Malta 2-0 in a friendly before getting the better of Finland 3-0 and Republic of Ireland 2-0 in the last round of fixtures.
The perfect record of three wins from three has given Greece a three point lead at the top of Group B2.
Greece Squad
Goalkeepers: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Konstantis Tzolakis, Christos Mandas
Defenders: Kostas Tsimikas, Pantelis Chatzidiakos, Dinos Mavropanos, Dimitris Giannoulis, Lazaros Rota, Panos Retsos, Dinos Koulierakis, Andreas Ndoj, Giorgos Vagiannidis
Midfielders: Tasos Bakasetas, Petros Mantalos, Dimitris Kourbelis, Dimitris Pelkas, Manolis Siopis, Giannis Konstantelias, Christos Zafeiris
Forwards: Giorgos Masouras, Vangelis Pavlidis, Tasos Douvikas, Christos Tzolis, Tasos Chatzigiovanis
Republic of Ireland Form
The Republic of Ireland ended a three-game losing streak with a much-needed 2-1 win away to Finland last week.
Ireland came from a goal down to snatch victory in Helsinki with Robbie Brady netting the winner two minutes from time.
Heimir Hallgrimsson's side had lost a friendly 3-0 to Portugal before losing their previous two UEFA Nations League matches at home to England (2-0) and Greece (2-0).
Republic of Ireland Squad
Goalkeepers: Caoimhín Kelleher, Mark Travers, Max O'Leary
Defenders: Robbie Brady, Dara O'Shea, Andrew Omobamidele, Liam Scales, Festy Ebosele, Mark McGuinness
Midfielders: Josh Cullen, Jason Knight, Jayson Molumby, Jamie McGrath, Finn AzazJack Taylor
Forwards: Adam Idah, Troy Parrott, Chiedozie Ogbene, Evan Ferguson, Mikey Johnston
Sammie Szmodics, Kasey McAteer