Comments and predictions for Belarus vs Greece: Big win for home team
The match between Belarus vs Greece in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 19. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Belarus vs Greece team information
After rejuvenating the squad by getting rid of veterans such as Yury Kavalyow, Sergey Politevich and 82-capped defender Alyaksandr Martynovich, coach Alos continues to look to the future for Belarus.
Playing alongside Gromyko in attack, 23-year-old duo Demchenko and Ruslan Lisakovich are likely to continue to start, while Porto youngster Trofim Melnichenko could come off the bench; 22-year-old goalkeeper Fyodor Lapoukhov continues to guard the goal.
Mainstay midfielder Max Ebong, who has scored five goals for the team, will partner captain Yevgeny Yablonsky in midfield.
Greece will be without their captain on Tuesday night, with Bakasetas sent off in the final minutes of their win over Scotland.
With the game losing steam, Jovanovic could experiment, and Charalampos Kostoulas – Brighton & Hove Albion's €35m 18-year-old talent – could be picked in place of struggling striker Vangelis Pavlidis.
After making several important saves in his 50th cap, Odysseas Vlachodimos is likely to continue as the starting goalkeeper; while Konstantinos Mavropanos and Fotis Ioannidis are both absent due to injury.
Latest expected lineup Belarus vs Greece
Belarus:
Lapoukhov; Parkhomenko, Kalinin, Zabelin; Malashevich, Ebong, Yablonsky, Pyachenin; Demchenko, Gromyko; Lisakovich
Greece:
Vlachodimos; Vagiannidis, Chatzidiakos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Mouzakitis, Siopis, Kourbelis; Karetsas, Kostoulas, Tzolis
Latest Belarus vs Greece football commentary
Although Belarus saw their hopes of a maiden World Cup appearance dashed last month, they have improved in their last two games – notably a draw with group leaders Denmark.
The foundations for the surprise result at Parken Stadion were laid a few weeks ago in Glasgow, when the White Wings outplayed Scotland and lost 2-1 in a disappointing game.
However, they go into this month's fixtures as one of six European teams without a point, almost certain to finish bottom of Group C.
Four straight defeats by a combined score of 15-2 left Belarus with little to aim for on Saturday night, but two second-half goals in Copenhagen brought them close to a historic victory.
Although quickfire strikes from Valeriy Gromyko and Nikita Demchenko only saw them leave the field with a 2-2 draw against Denmark – who are ranked 80 places above them in the FIFA rankings – Belarus still had reason to rejoice.
Spanish coach Carlos Alos saw his side end an 11-game losing streak in World Cup qualifying, and they have one more “home” game to play in Hungary.
While Belarus enjoyed their moment, Greece were left wondering what had kept them from having more, as Saturday night's free-flowing display showed the team's full potential.
After also losing miserably at Hampden Park last month, Galanolefki have fallen too far behind Scotland to challenge for a top-two finish, but at least they have their revenge.
Goals from captain Tasos Bakasetas, young talent Konstantinos Karetsas and mainstay Christos Tzolis gave the Piraeus faithful something to cheer about, before Scotland scored twice and almost snatched a point back.
After surviving several dangerous late attacks, the 3-2 win was Greece's first since a 5-1 home win over Belarus in the opening match, following three disastrous defeats in a row.
Whatever the result on Tuesday night, Ivan Jovanovic's side will finish third in Group C, meaning they will continue their wait for a return to the World Cup after a decade.
Latest Belarus vs Greece score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Belarus vs Greeceas follows:
- Sportsmole:Belarus 1-2 Greece
- WhoScore:Belarus 0-2 Greece
- We predict:Belarus 1-3 Greece
When and where to watch Belarus vs Greece live?
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