Greece vs Kazakhstan prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification – Promotion betting tips on match 2024-03-20 19:45.
[p]Athens is the setting for this Euro 2024 qualifying play-off semi-final between Greece and Kazakhstan, with the two nations’ UEFA Nations League (UNL) performances earning them one more shot at partaking in the summer’s finals. Georgia or Luxembourg await in the play-off final for one of these two sides, and Greece ought to be confident it will be them given their 100% winning H2H record (W3). [/p]
[p]Almost 20 years on from when Greece shocked the continent to win Euro 2004, their battle to reach the 2024 edition has certainly been aided by the arrival of Gus Poyet as their new boss, under whom they’ve won 11 of 19 games (D2, L6). A solid backline is often the bedrock to Greece’s success too, as nine of those 11 victories came with an accompanying clean sheet, another of which would move them a step closer to a first Euro finals appearance since 2012.[/p]
[p]If Greece thought their wait was long, Kazakhstan’s is even longer, as their four prior attempts to qualify for a Euro finals all ended in elimination. After winning UNL Group C3 at a canter, they’ve earned a second shot at qualifying for a first-ever Euro finals here, and they ought not to be too downbeat at having to take the alternative route into the tournament, having just amassed a record 18 points from their Euro qualifying group. [/p]
[p]Despite what their FIFA ranking of #100 may suggest, their recent form has been mightily impressive, with seven wins from their last ten internationals (L3). That includes a 2-0 friendly victory against Turkmenistan last week in an unusual step to play international football while the club footballing calendar remained active. It does, however, mean their most recent game comes much sooner than Greece’s, whose last international was four months ago on the day of this game. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: In the familiar surroundings of AEK Athens’ stadium, this is a home game in more ways than one for Petros Mantalos, who has won on all six of his scoring international appearances. Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov scored a brace in Kazakhstan’s last Euro qualifying away win, and he netted the game’s last goal on five of his last six scoring appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Greece have scored at least twice in four of their last five internationals. Â [/p]