Greece go head-to-head against Kazakhstan on Thursday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
This match will be played on 22/03/2024 at 02:45
A place in the EURO 2024 playoffs final will be at stake when Greece and Kazakhstan go head to head at OPAP Arena in what is expected to be an interesting encounter. The Greeks are seen as favourites to win Thursday’s clash, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. In-form attacker Fotis Ioannidis is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts after scoring a brace for Panathinaikos in a 3-1 win over their bitter rivals Olympiacos, while West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos should be the key man at the back.
The Kazakhs, on the other hand, recorded six wins in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, but eventually failed to secure automatic qualification for the showpiece tournament in Germany. Magomed Adiev’s men are not regarded as good travellers and that is probably the main reason why we are going to place our bets on Greece this time out.
How the bookies view it
Greece are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 4/9 by Maxjili. A victory for Kazakhstan is valued at 9/1 by Maxjili casino while a draw is set at odds of 7/2 by Maxjili.
Head to head
Greece have won all three previous matches against Kazakhstan, although the last meeting was a friendly back in 2006 which ended in a 2-0 victory.
Players to watch
Fotis Ioannidis heads into Thursday’s match in good form and was on target in the draw with France. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime on Thursday at 15/8 with Maxjili.
Kazakhstan showed some attacking verve during the qualifiers, with Islam Chesnokov particularly impressive. The forward has three goals in his last three international appearances and is priced at 10/1 to find the net on Thursday.
Recent Meetings
- This will be marked as the fourth head-to-head meeting between Greece and Kazakhstan.
- Greece has a 100% winning record against Kazakhstan and has scored at least 2 goals in all the three clashes.
- They have met twice at Greece’s home turf and their latest clash ended in a 2-0 win for the Greece side.
Greece vs Kazakhstan Prediction
Greece has a stunning home form of late. They lost just once in the past 10 home matches and the fixture they lost was against the Dutch side. Their latest home match was against France, which ended in a 2-2 draw. It was their fourth match in the past five at home in which the team scored at least 2 goals.
On the other side, Kazakhstan lost two of their last three road trips and has leaked at least 2 in both defeats. Since Greece has kept a clean sheet in two of the past four home matches, we like to back Greece 2-0 correct score as the main tip for this match. Greece -1.5 Asian Handicap will be our second tip considering their goal trend. We also like to suggest the under 2.5 goals tip as we expect a 2-0 win for Greece here.
