Greece vs Kazakhstan prediction 21.03.2024
Greece
5 - 0
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Half time: 4 - 0
Full time: 5 - 0
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Kazakhstan
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- Competition: EURO 2024 Qualifiers, Playoffs Semi-Final
- Date: Thursday, 21st March 2024
- Kickoff: 19:45 UTC / 20:45 CET
- Venue: OPAP Arena (Athens)
On Thursday evening, Greece will welcome Kazakhstan at OPAP Arena in Athens in the Semi-Finals of the Qualification Playoffs for the EURO 2024.
Greece are looking for only its fifth appearance on the EURO and its first since 2012 in Austria and Ukraine. Generally, the Greece national team has not played their best football for a long time and hasn’t appeared in any major tournament in a decade. They also competed in UEFA Nations League C three years in a row and finally managed to win their Group and advance to League B. In the EURO 2024 Qualifiers, they did fine, finishing 3rd with 13 points in eight rounds. The teams that finished in front of them (France and Netherlands) are much better, and no one expected Greece to finish above them. So, securing the Qualification Playoffs can be considered a success.
Kazakhstan are trying to secure their first appearance in any major tournament. However, they are constantly improving, and we could see that through the UEFA Nations League. They competed in League D in 2018/19, but with two promotions in three years, they will compete in League B this season. In the EURO Qualifiers, Kazakhstan did very well and even had the opportunity to win the direct promotion, but lost to Slovenia in the last round. They will have to try to secure their historic EURO appearance through these playoffs.
Greece vs Kazakhstan pick: Both teams to score
Greece are the big favorite in this match, mainly because they play at home. They are one of the teams that plays much better at home and, in the last ten games, lost just against the Netherlands. They are scoring pretty regularly, and we do not doubt their ability to score against Kazakhstan at home.
Kazakhstan performed very well in the EURO Qualifiers group stage and scored at least a goal in nine of ten games while facing some good teams like Denmark, Finland, and Slovenia. Away from home, they showed that they were as good as at home, scoring at least a goal in all five matches. So, we think they could score against Greece, which tends to play defensive-orientated football in important matches. On the other hand, we do not believe Kazakhstan’s defense to keep a clean sheet. They even failed to do so against the worst team in the World, San Marino.
Considering all the above, we think that both teams to score is a very good option for this tie.
Greece vs Kazakhstan Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Kazakhstan
0 : 2
Greece
Friendly International
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Kazakhstan
1 : 2
Greece
WC Qualification Europe
Greece team news
The team’s total market value is around 153 million euros, which is almost seven times bigger than Kazakhstan’s (22 million euros).
Anastasios Douvikas has not been called for the upcoming matches. The 24-year-old striker plays for Celta Vigo and had a pretty solid season, but is mainly a backup option. This season, he scored ten goals in 31 appearances in all competitions while scoring a goal every 128.5 minutes.
Last matches of Greece
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Greece
2 : 2
France
Euro Qualification
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Greece
2 : 0
New Zealand
Friendly International
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Greece
0 : 1
Netherlands
Euro Qualification
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Republic of Ireland
0 : 2
Greece
Euro Qualification
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Greece
5 : 0
Gibraltar
Euro Qualification
Greece lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Odisseas Vlachodimos
Defenders
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15
Lazaros Rota
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4
Kontantinos Mavropanos
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2
Panagiotis Retsos
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21
Kontantinos Tsimikas
Midfielders
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11
Anastasios Bakasetas
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6
Dimitrios Kourbelis
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20
Petros Mantalos
Forwards
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7
Georgios Masouras
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8
Fotis Ioannidis
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9
Vangelis Pavlidis
Kazakhstan team news
The majority of the players are a part of the domestic clubs. Only four of them are playing outside Kazakhstan: Aleksandr Zuyev (Arsenal Tula), Nuraly Alip (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov (Besiktas), and Abat Aymbetov (Adana Demirspor).
Due to injuries, the team will miss Bauyrzhan Islamkhan. With 50 national team appearances, he is ninth on the all-time list, but he is no longer a key player, and the team will not miss him too much.
Last matches of Kazakhstan
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Slovenia
2 : 1
Kazakhstan
Euro Qualification
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Kazakhstan
3 : 1
San Marino
Euro Qualification
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Finland
1 : 2
Kazakhstan
Euro Qualification
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Denmark
3 : 1
Kazakhstan
Euro Qualification
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Kazakhstan
1 : 0
Northern Ireland
Euro Qualification
Kazakhstan lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
Igor Shatskiy
Defenders
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4
Marat Bystrov
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2
Sergiy Maily
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22
Aleksandr Marochin
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3
Nuraly Alip
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11
Yan Vorogovskiy
Midfielders
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9
Islam Chesnokov
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21
Abzal Beysebekov
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5
Islambek Kuat
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20
Ramazan Orazov
Forwards
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10
Maksim Samorodov
3 Reasons why both teams should score
- Greece scored at least a goal in four of the last five matches in all competitions
- Both teams scored in Kazakhstan’s last four matches
- Kazakhstan scored away from home in the group phase in all five matches
Main prediction Greece - Kazakhstan
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Over 2.5
Best odds:2.13
Team 1 to Win
Best odds:1.37