Greece vs Finland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th September 2024

The match between Greece and Finland will kick off this coming Saturday at Karaiskakis Stadium. This is a match in round one of the UEFA Nations League group stage this season. The last time Greece faced off against Finland, Greece claimed a 2-1 win at Athens Olympic Stadium.

While Greece join this game on Saturday as number 54 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Finland are number 63.

Heading into their opening UEFA Nations League group match Greece are highly expected to win their game against Finland. Greece will attempt to get through the group stages effortlessly, thus dropping points here is not on the agenda.

Finland are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while Finland claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

Greece vs Finland Prediction

Greece Form

Greece hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Georgia resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 2-1 defeat against Germany, before beating Malta by 0-2. Greece won half of their previous six internationals, while also drawing one. They lost two, while they scored 14 and conceded eight goals.

Finland Form

Finland achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Estonia 2-1. A 4-2 defeat against Portugal followed, before drawing with Scotland in a match resulting 2-2. Finland managed a decent return of three wins in their last six internationals, in which they scored 13 while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Bookmakers have Greece down as rather big favourites for the win, when Finland arrive at Karaiskakis Stadium. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Greece vs Finland Team News

Greece vs Finland H2H

The last time Greece faced off against Finland, Greece claimed a 2-1 win at Athens Olympic Stadium. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last nine encounters finished all square. Greece won four times, while Finland ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 3/4 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 7/2.

Greece vs Finland Results

In the past nine matches between home side Greece and Finland both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 50/49.

Greece vs Finland Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Anastasios Bakasetas brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Greece will start him against Finland, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Teemu Pukki, who notched up four goals in his past six international games across tournaments.

Greece won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Finland won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Greece kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Finland have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last nine encounters between Greece and Finland as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Greece scored an average of 0.88 goals a game, with Finland averaging 1.33 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Greece’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Finland. They performed an average of 1.5 goals in these.