The Ionians managed to win twice last year, against Gibraltar and even Luxembourg. But those were friendly matches, and in official qualifiers, they lost all matches, to England, Italy, Ukraine, and even to the Macedonians.
In 2024, they managed to at least stop losing to everyone in a row. In March, they almost won against Slovakia, but in the end, it ended in a 2-2 draw. They didn’t score any goals against the Belarusians at all. However, the Czech Republic scored 7 goals against them in that camp!
For the first time in decades, the Greeks were very close to returning to a major tournament. Not through the standard qualifiers – in 2023, both the French and the Dutch were stronger. But in March, the team played in playoff matches. After confidently defeating Kazakhstan, whom they scored 5 goals against, the team stumbled against Georgia: 0-0 in regular and extra time in Tbilisi, and then a defeat in the penalty shootout.
That failure ended Gus Poyet’s work here. A replacement wasn’t found for him – the duties are now being performed by the youth team’s coach. They did reasonably well against Germany, but it was frustrating to concede a goal in the 89th minute and lose 1-2 after opening the scoring.
Prediction - Greece to win with a handicap (-1.5) with odds of 2.20.
The Maltese are capable of scoring, but they lack creativity in attack. Greece is not particularly reliable in defense, and the nature of the match does not imply constant defensive football. Apparently, the teams will not focus on defensive lines and will prefer to play on the attack.
Our second bet will be - total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.97.
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