Republic of Ireland vs Greece Prediction and Betting Tips | September 10th 2024
Republic of Ireland will face Greece at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday in the another round of their 2024-25 UEFA Nations League campaign. The home side's struggles in recent times continued on Saturday as they began life under new head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson with defeat.
They were beaten 2-0 by England in their last match, conceding twice in the opening 30 minutes and were perhaps fortunate not to have lost by a significantly larger margin as they were repeatedly carved apart by their opponents.
Greece have also undergone a managerial change in recent months but unlike their opponents, have kicked things off on a positive note. They picked up a comfortable 3-0 victory over Finland in their group opener on Saturday with Panathinaikos man Fotis Ioannidis scoring a goal in either half to help secure the points for To Piratiko.
The visitors now sit atop Group 2 with three points from a potential three and will be looking to add to that tally this week as they continue their push for promotion.
Republic of Ireland vs Greece Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the sixth meeting between the Republic of Ireland and Greece. The visitors are undefeated in their previous five games in this fixture, picking up four wins and a draw.
- The two teams last faced off in an European Championship qualifying clash last October, which To Piratiko won 2-0 via goals from Giorgos Giakoumakis and Olympiacos man Giorgos Masouras.
- The Boys in Green are without a clean sheet in their last four games across all competitions.
- Greece were ranked 54th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit four places above their midweek opponents.
Republic of Ireland vs Greece Prediction
Republic of Ireland are on a run of defeats and have won just one of their last seven. They have won just one of their last seven games on home soil and could struggle here.
Greece, on the other hand, are on a run of back-to-back victories after winning just one of their previous four. They have had the upper hand in this fixture historically and should come out on top here as well.
Prediction: Republic of Ireland 0-2 Greece
Republic of Ireland vs Greece Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Greece to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last five matchups)