Thursday, December 19, 2024

Uefa Nations League: Greece vs Republic of Ireland – BBC Sport

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  • Greece are unbeaten in their six previous games against the Republic of Ireland, keeping five clean sheets across those matches (W5 D1).

  • Republic of Ireland are winless in their six previous meetings with Greece (D1 L5), losing the last four in a row – only against Italy have the Boys in Green ever lost more consecutive games (6 between 1926 and 1992).

  • Greece have lost just one of their last 12 home matches across all competitions (W8 D3) and are unbeaten in each of their last four on home soil (W3 D1) since a 0-1 defeat to Netherlands in a European Championship qualifier in October 2023.

  • Republic of Ireland won their first ever UEFA Nations League away match last time out (2-1 v Finland) and are looking to win back-to-back matches on the road across all competitions for the first time since November 2021 when they recorded wins against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.

  • Greece have won each of their last four matches, keeping a clean sheet in three of those, and could make it five wins on the trot across all competitions for the first time since October 2016.

  • Republic of Ireland have won just four of their last 14 competitive matches, losing nine and drawing the other. They did however win last time out (2-1 v Finland) and are looking to win consecutive competitive matches for the first time since March 2019 when they beat Gibraltar and Georgia, both by a 1-0 scoreline.

  • Anastasios Bakasetas has been directly involved in 44% of all of Greece’s goals in the UEFA Nations League (12/27), scoring five and providing seven assists in his 20 matches. He has provided four assists in his last four appearances in the competition.

  • Robbie Brady has been directly involved in more goals for the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League than any other player (5 – 2 goals, 3 assists), with Brady both scoring and providing an assist in the Boys in Green’s last match in the competition (2-1 v Finland).

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