Belarus vs Greece prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-17 19:45.
[p]The two eliminated sides in World Cup Qualifying (WCQ) Group C look to back up impressive results as rock-bottom Belarus welcome third-place Greece to their temporary home in Hungary.Ā [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]It has been a rough road for Belarus in this WCQ cycle, who failed to pick up a point after four games until overcoming huge odds to draw against group leaders Denmark on Saturday. Their chances of qualifying for a first World Cup as an independent nation have long since passed, meaning all that is left to play for is to avoid the ignominy of becoming the first Belarus side to complete a winless WCQ cycle. That was perhaps to be expected given that they have surrendered home advantage due to UEFA sanctions, conceding eight unanswered goals in two āhomeā WCQ games in Hungary.Ā [/p]
[p]Much like their opponents, Greeceās WCQ campaign has proven to be a disappointment as they already knew their fate ahead of a battling 3-2 win over second-place Scotland. Last appearing at a World Cup finals in 2014, Greeceās wait goes on for at least another four years largely due to their porous defence which has conceded 11 times across the last four games (W1, L3). Playing away has proven a problem during this campaign as the visitors lost 3-1 in both trips, though theyāre certainly not incapable as they showed when previously winning four consecutive away UEFA Nations League games en route to promotion.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is the fourth meeting between Belarus and Greece. None of the prior three have ended level (BEL: W1, L2), though the only competitive meeting saw Belarus thrashed 5-1 in the reverse.Ā [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Belarus are winless in their last five Hungary-held games (D3, L2).Ā [/p]
[p]Belarus have conceded 2+ goals in each of their last six matches.Ā [/p]
[p]Greece have failed to score in just one of their last eight games.Ā [/p]
[p]Five of Greeceās last six away internationals were settled by multi-goal margins..Ā [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Nikita Demchenko helped to earn Belarus their first WCQ point with his second goal across his last six international appearances last time out, both of which came after half-time. Greeceās 17 year-old prodigy Konstantinos Karetsas heads into this after scoring against Scotland last time out to secure a fourth straight game for club and country with a goal or assist (G1, A4).Ā [/p]
[p]Valeriy Gromyko could be a huge miss for Belarus here after picking up an injury last time out, while Greece are without Anastasios Bakasetas after his red card in the previous game.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides out already, weāre backing over 3.5 total goals in what could be a wide open match between two nations with nothing to lose.Ā [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]