Greece - Italy 08.06.2019 Free soccer tips
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European Championship qualifier between Greece and Italy!
In group J the table 2.- on tables 1.-. Both teams completed 2 games so far and are now dueling for the championship lead. The Italians are in this group the clear favorite, especially after the last World Cup qualifier where you failed against the Swedes is hot in Italy for a finals. The Greeks were able to get a good number of points so far and now have to prove themselves correctly for the first time. More information about this game can be found in our analysis. The kick-off is on Saturday at 20:45.
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GREECE
2nd place in the table
2 goals in 2 games
Scored 4 goals
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ITALY
1st place in the table
still no goal received
Scored 8 goals
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Surprising victory for the Greeks?
Both for the last European Championship in 2016, as well as for the last World Cup in 2018, the Greeks could not qualify. The yearning for a new finals is great, even if the team no longer has the quality of earlier days. As in 2004 where Greece surprisingly became European champion.
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After all, at the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine they made it to the quarter-finals. The Greeks already had the chance to attract attention in the UEFA Nations League to participate in the European Championship. In the weakest Group C they fought with Estonia, Hungary and Finland for the rise and the playoffs for the finals. After 6 games, however, they finished only 3rd place with 9 points behind Hungary and Finland. The coach was then dismissed and Angelos Anastasiadis took over the job as head coach.
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He should lead the Greeks into a successful European Championship qualification. In Group J, Italy are the clear favorites for the group victory, but behind them it is very balanced and the Greeks will probably make the 2nd place with Bosnia and Finland. After a 2-0 mandatory victory against Liechtenstein, promptly followed the first endurance test against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thanks to a late equalizer by Dimitris Kolovos Greece managed to take another point and advance to second place in the table. The goal difference after these 2 games is 4: 2. In order to prepare for the Italians in the best possible way, the Greeks completed a test match against Turkey in advance. However, this test did not end successfully and the team eventually lost 2-1.
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Will Italy continue to lead the standings?
Italy has been one of the best national teams in the world for decades and has already won 4 World and 1 European Championships. Even at the Euro 2012, they made it to the finals to penetrate, but then lost to Spain. For the first time in 2018, Italy did not make it to the World Cup for the first time. In the qualification playoffs failed against Sweden, which cost the coach Gian Piero Ventura almost naturally the job.
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Roberto Mancini, an experienced club coach, has been on the bench since last May, with the aim of getting the Italians to the European Championship finals relatively easily. Unfortunately, this did not succeed in the newly introduced Nations League and Italy had to settle for second place in a group with Portugal and Poland. Only one win in 4 games and the often very creative offensive division scored only 2 goals. This construction site was to be cleared for Roberto Mancini. Among other things, the squad was changed something and rejuvenated above all.
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New players like Moise Kean, Federico Chiesa or Nicolo Zaniolo now bring the necessary creativity to score more goals. In the first two games, this was also very good and Italy is after 2 games at 8 goals scored. Both against Finland (2-0), as well as against the clearly defeated Liechtenstein (6: 0) convinced them both offensively and defensively. The Italians have been without conceding for 5 games, last time they had to concede in October 2018 a goal. In addition, they were able to win 4 of the previous 8 duels against Greece and had to leave only once as a loser the place.
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Greece - Statistics & Current Form
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Due to the missed participation in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Greece played in the past calendar year in addition to three friendly matches only the games in the UEFA Nations League. In a group with Finland, Hungary and Estonia, it was only enough for the Greeks to third place. As the best group Knights secured Greece's whereabouts in league C. A closer look at the total of nine caps last year reveals a curiosity: defeat and victory alternated. This continued in the first game of the new year, which Greece won 2-0 in the qualification for the European Championships in Liechtenstein.
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The last time that the Greeks could win two games in a row was in October 2017. Since then, every second game has not been won - six defeats, one draw. After the bill, Greece should not win on Saturday against Italy. The Hellenes are still undefeated in qualifying for the European Championship in 2020, because the victory in Liechtenstein was followed by Greece a considerable 2: 2 at home strong Bosnians. Thus, the Greeks compete against Italy now their first home game in the qualification. And in their own country, the last games were one thing above all: Torarm! In the last five home games of the Greeks fell once no goal and four times only a single hit. In seven of the last eight home games of Greece met at most one team. In fact, scored in ten of eleven games between November 2017 and March 2019, only one team scored when the Greeks were on the lawn.
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That changed only in the last two games in Bosnia and in the test in Turkey at the end of May (1: 2). On Saturday Angelos Anastasiadis puts his hopes on Konstantinos Fortounis. The offensive player was both against Liechtenstein and against Bosnia in the scorer list. The bookmakers certainly have a clear opinion. In the match between Greece and Italy, Hellenes' odds are more than double the odds of betting on away wins.
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Expected formation of Greece:
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Vlachodimos; Sokratis, Manolas, Siovas; Stafylidis, Samaris, Bouchalakis, Koutris; Zeca, Fortounis, Donis
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Last matches of Greece:
30.05.2019 - Turkey vs. Greece 2: 1 (friendly)
26.03.2019 - Bosnia vs. Bosnia Greece 2: 2 (European Championship Qualification)
23.03.2019 - Liechtenstein vs. Germany Greece 0: 2 (European Championship Qualification)
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18.11.2018 - Greece vs. Estonia 0: 1 (Nations League)
15.11.2018 - Greece vs. Finland 1: 0 (Nations League)
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Italy - Statistics & Current Form
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A World Cup without Italy - this was indeed the case last year. The shock over the missed World Cup sat at the Squadra Azzurra apparently quite low, because after the end of the playoff against Sweden, there was only one victory in eight internationals. It was not until the middle of the UEFA Nations League that the Italian team had a jolt that only scored one point in the first two games against Poland and Portugal. With the 1-0 victory in the second leg in Poland, Italy not only secured the whereabouts in League A of the Nations League, since this game works again, what the Italian football is so well known: The defensive work. Italy have not conceded a goal in the last five games.
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What Italy is well known for are the minimalist results. Between 02/09/2017 and 20/11/2018 Italy scored only once in 17 (!) International matches two goals. Otherwise there was only one or none. It was only at the start of the qualification for the European Championship in 2020 that the Squadra Azzurra scored twice against Finland and later also defeated Liechtenstein 6: 0. In both games coach Roberto Mancini played with three strikers, with only young star Moise Kean in both matches in the starting lineup and thanked each with a goal in both games. Overall, there have been six different scorers for the eight goals scored in the first two matchdays.
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The shooting competition against Liechtenstein once excluded fell in the last eight games with participation of the Italians never more than two goals. Accordingly, in the game of Greece against Italy bet on under 2.5 goals. But the odds are extremely low. If the Squadra Azzura can keep the box tight this time, then in Athens it could be a typical 1-0 for the country with the shape of a boot. In the game of Italy in Greece, the odds for a tip on the team of Roberto Mancini certainly be presentable.
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Expected formation of Italy:
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Sirigu; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Biraghi; Verratti, Jorginho, Pellegrini; Kean, Immobile, Bernandeschi
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Last matches of Italy:
26.03.2019 - Italy vs. Italy Liechtenstein 6: 0 (European Championship Qualification)
23.03.2019 - Italy vs. Italy Finland 2: 0 (European Championship Qualification)
20.11.2018 - Italy vs. Italy USA 1: 0 (friendly)
17.11.2018 - Italy vs. Italy Portugal 0: 0 (Nations League)
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14.10.2018 - Poland vs. Italy 0: 1 (Nations League)
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Greece vs. Italy Italy Direct Comparison
At least nine matches have come to these two nations and the very first in 1972 Greece could win 2-1. That was the only victory. Elsewhere, there were five Italian victories and three draws, all with a 17: 6 goal difference for the Squadra Azzurra. The last meeting (1: 1), however, is almost eleven years ago. The last one in turn is almost 33 years back.
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Greece Greece vs Italy Italy Tip & Prediction - 08.06.2019
The Greeks were pleasantly surprised in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but also benefited from a double penalty for the hosts in the 64th minute in the form of a penalty and a red card. Until then, the Bosnians had the game largely under control. With Italy now comes the heaviest chunk of the group in the capital and against it needs a very good day to take something countable.
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Key Facts - Greece vs. Italy tip
- Greece started the qualifiers with a win in Liechtenstein and a draw in Bosnia
- Italy won against Finland and Liechtenstein on the first two matchdays
- Italy have been without conceding for five international matches
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A shooter festival should not necessarily be expected in Athens. In their last home game, which took place in November 2018, Greece lost 1-0 to Estonia. A similar result could also be made against the much stronger Italy on Saturday. After weighing all the alternatives in the match between Greece and Italy, the best bet is odds of up to 1.95 on away wins.
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