Comments and predictions for Greece vs Finland: A stormy match

Latest Greece vs Finland team information

Konstantinos Tzolakis could replace Odysseas Vlachodimos as Greece's number one goalkeeper, with Vlachodimos having failed to make an appearance for Newcastle United since his move from Nottingham Forest. Dimitris Kourbelis has been left out of the squad following his move to Saudi Arabia, while Vangelis Pavlidis' move to Benfica could give him a big chance after several successful seasons at AZ Alkmaar.

Right-back George Baldock is again left out, along with Panagiotis Retsos and Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, two of the four defenders who played in the previous game against Malta. For Finland, the absence of Lech Poznan striker Daniel Hakans will be a big blow, having scored four goals in his last seven Euro 2024 qualifiers. Middlesbrough's Marcus Forss is still recovering from a long-term injury, so Teemu Pukki is expected to start up front, making his 123rd appearance. Robert Taylor has been left out of the squad for the March and June pre-season camps, preferring to play for Inter Miami, and is currently unavailable while his side are not playing this weekend.

Latest expected lineup Greece vs Finland

Greece:

Tzolakis; Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Mantalos, Pelkas, Bakasetas; Masouras, Pavlidis, Tzolis

Finland:

Hradecky; Alho, Tenho, Ivanov, Uronen; Kamara, Schuller; Lod, Pohjanpalo, Antman; Pukki

Latest football commentary Greece vs Finland

A new cycle has begun for Greece after they lost the Euro 2024 play-offs to Georgia, a team that has never qualified for a major tournament before. New coach Ivan Jovanovic replaced Gus Poyet in the hope of ending a run of failed qualifiers that stretches back to 2014. The Greeks are currently playing in League C of the Nations League, reflecting the team's dramatic decline, having gone from finishing below the likes of Finland and Hungary in 2018 to topping their group last season.

Greece’s current situation is reminiscent of the early 2000s, when Otto Rehhagel turned a struggling side into European champions three years later. While a repeat of that success seems unlikely, Olympiacos’ success in the Conference League could be an inspiration for the national team, with several players from the club currently in the squad.

With England in the group, the chances of promotion for other teams will be more difficult if the Three Lions are more serious. Finland, who were promoted to League B in 2018, have maintained their place and could be aiming for the same again. Markku Kanerva’s side, despite a 4-1 defeat to Wales that ended their Euro 2024 dreams, have been in fine form away from home, with seven wins in their last 13 games and five clean sheets. However, recent inconsistent results suggest they are facing a serious challenge, while Greece, under new management, are looking for improvement.

The national team's fan presence has not been kind to Greece recently, with fewer than 200 people watching them beat New Zealand last November, so the famously raucous atmosphere may not be there to give the hosts an advantage in Jovanovic's first game.

Score prediction Greece vs Finland

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Greece vs Finlandas follows:

• Sportsmole:Greece 1-1 Finland

• WhoScore:Greece 0-0 Finland
• Our newspaper predicts:Greece 1-1 Finland

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