Ireland take on the visitors Greece in the round 7 match of group stage of UEFA Euro-2024 qualification. The match will be played on Friday, October 13th at Aviva Stadium (Dublin).
The Green Army is performing terribly in the Euro 2024 qualifying cycle. The only thing the Irish national team can boast of is a home victory over modest Gibraltar (3-0), which is a very dubious reason for pride. In their four other group stage matches, the Irish were defeated. It's understandable that they lost twice to the French (0-2 and 0-1), and their home defeat to the Netherlands (1-2) was expected. However, the Irish also lost to the Greeks in their first encounter (1-2). It's far from guaranteed that the lads in green will be able to take revenge on the representatives of the Balkan Peninsula on their home turf.
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While Ireland has only gathered three points in five rounds of the qualifying cycle, the Greeks currently have nine points in their account. The same goes for the Netherlands, who are hosting the French in their match, and it's not certain they will even secure a draw. Greece has the opportunity to rise to a clear second place in the table and increase their chances of making it to the Euro. They convincingly defeated modest Gibraltar twice (3-0 and 5-0). Plus, there was the aforementioned victory over Ireland (2-1). The away defeats of the Greeks to the strong teams of France (0-1) and the Netherlands (0-3) probably surprised no one. But even the reigning vice-world champions managed to score only once against the Hellenes on their home turf. Therefore, the Greeks can certainly compete with the Irish.
At present, the Greek national team is no weaker than Ireland, and it's quite possible that they even surpass their opponent. After five rounds, the Greeks have three times as many points as the British. The British have only managed to defeat Gibraltar at home, while the Greeks, with the same score, demolished the group's underdog on foreign soil. In the first match, Greece outplayed Ireland fairly. They had more shots (20-6), more shots on target (6-3), more corners (10-5), and a higher expected goals (xG) rating (1.6 against 1.22). Yes, it was a home match, but even in Dublin, the visitors have a chance to secure at least a draw. My prediction is X2, Greece will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Greece not to lose (X2).
