Greece vs Belarus prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-09-04 18:45.
[p]Group C in UEFA World Cup qualifying (WCQ) gets underway as Greece begin their mission to reach a first major tournament for 12 years against Belarus.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Greece have only qualified for three previous World Cups, but their strong recent form gives fans hope that their side can end an exile from the tournament stretching back to 2014. Ethniki have won nine of their last 11 internationals (L2), a run that includes UEFA Nations League victories over England (2-1) and Scotland (3-0), the latter of which sealed a first-ever promotion to League A. Greece have particularly excelled in the final third in 2025, scoring 3+ goals in three successive matches for the first time this century, the most recent of which was a 4-0 thrashing of Bulgaria in June, so it is no surprise that they have moved up to 39th place in the FIFA Rankings – their joint-highest position in eight years.[/p]
[p]They may, however, find life tough against Belarus, who have only lost one of their last ten competitive internationals (W3, D6). The White Wings do tend to struggle against the globeās elite nations though, having failed to beat a country ranked inside the worldās top 50 since defeating Greece in 2016. They can take confidence from their best run of form in more than three years by recently winning three consecutive friendlies, before losing 4-1 to Russia, but enthusiasm will equally be tempered by a miserable WCQ record that has seen the visitors here earn just one victory from their last 12 such games (L11).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]There have been two previous meetings between these two nations, who have picked up a 1-0 win apiece.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only two of Greeceās last 11 internationals have seen both teams score.Ā [/p]
[p]Greece have not lost their opening game in WCQ since their attempt to reach the 2006 tournament (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Belarus have scored 13 of their last 15 goals after half-time.[/p]
[p]Belarus have won just two of their last 18 competitive designated away internationals (D5, L11).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Georgios Masouras has registered an assist in each of his last two caps, while seven of his ten goals for Greece have come in his last 20 qualifying appearances for major tournaments. Vitaly Lisakovich may be Belarusā main attacking threat in Piraeus and has been on the losing side in just one of the five internationals in which he has scored (W3, D1).Ā [/p]
[p]Babis Kostoulas and Stefanos Tzimas were omitted from the hostsā squad due to fitness concerns. Belarus do not appear to have any obvious injury worries.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Greece are in good form, whereas Belarus struggle on the road in competitive fixtures, so a Greece win āto nilā could be a worthwhile selection here.Ā [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]