Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Ireland
Match Time & Date:
10/09/2024
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Greece
Republic of Ireland and Greece face each other at Aviva Stadium in what is expected to be a close UEFA Nations League game. The Boys in Green failed to make life difficult for England in their opener and they face yet another difficult task in Tuesday’s clash. Both Jake O’Brien (Everton) and Jason Knight (Bristol City) are pushing for recalls to the starting XI as Heimir Hallgrimsson is expected to make changes to the team that faced the Three Lions.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-0 win over Finland. Ireland, though, are tough to beat in Dublin and, taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the horizon. You should bear in mind that under 2.5 goals have been netted in four of the previous five meetings between the two sides. A man to watch in the away team will be Panathinaikos attacker Fotis Ioannidis, who scored a brace in the Group 2 opener.
Highlighted Player (Kostas Fortounis):
Born in Trikala Greece on 16 October, 1992, Kostas Fortounis made his senior debut for his hometown club Trikala in the 2009/2010 Gamma Ethniki campaign. After playing 13 games for the club he moved to Asteras Tripolis at the end of the season.
In 2011 the Greek midfielder moved to Germany, signing a deal with Kaiserslautern. Fortounis made 70 league appearances for Kaiser, scoring two goals from 2011 to 2014. On 22 July, 2014 he returned to Greece, signing a four-year contract with Olympiacos. It has to be noted that he played for the Thrylos during his youth career (2003-2008).
Kostas Fortounis made his Greece debut against Belgium in February, 2012 and he represented his homeland at the 2012 European Championship finals. However, he was left out of the Greece 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a winger as well. Fortounis won two Greek Superleague titles (2014/2015, 2015/2016) with Olympiakos.
Highlighted Team (Ireland):
Competing as an independent entity since 1953, Republic of Ireland have struggled to match the world’s best national teams ever since, although they did achieve several respectable results on the road. Their best ever result, the 1990 World Cup quarter-final, was achieved with a big smile from Lady Luck seeing that the Irish reached the last eight without winning a single match.
They have since reached the last 16 stage at the 1994 and 2002 tournaments, while only qualifying for three European Championship finals (1988, 2012, 2016). The Irish were in the top 10 of the FIFA Rankings in 1993 and 1994, but have failed to repeat the success in the next twenty odd years, and it appears they are no closer to bridging the gap behind European powerhouses.
Robbie Keane holds the record for most national team caps and goals at the same time, having bagged 67 in 143 appearances, whereas Niall Quinn, Steve Staunton, Damien Duff, Tony Cascarino and Don Givens are some of the other star players.
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