Greece v Scotland prediction, betting tips, odds and preview

Scotland are back in Nations League action on Thursday night for the first leg of their promotion/relegation play-off against Greece in Piraeus as they bid to avoid relegation from League A. Greece v Scotland best bets Vangelis Pavlidis to score first – 5.5 with Tote Greece to win 2-1 – 8.50 with Tote TOTE – Bet £10 and get £40 in bonuses – CLAIM HERE* Greece v Scotland odds Find the latest match odds for Greece v Scotland on Tote. Odds are subject to change. Greece – 2.00 Draw – 3.20 Scotland – 3.90 Greece v Scotland prediction Scotland secured themselves third place in their Nations League group in dramatic circumstances on the final night of the league phase, picking up just one point from their opening four matches before snatching late wins over Croatia and Poland in final games. An 86th minute winner over Croatia at Hampden was followed by a 93rd minute winner in Warsaw to lift them off the foot of the table at the 11th hour and give them a chance to maintain their League A status following their promotion from the second tier in the last campaign. Victory for Steve Clarke’s men over the Croats in November ended an eight match winless run that started before the Euros last summer, but will now be in confident mood travelling to Greece for Thursday’s game before the advantage of a home second leg in Glasgow on Sunday evening. Greece could only manage a second place finish in their Nations League B group depsite winning five of their six matches. Ivan Jovanovic’s side finished level on points with last summer’s Euro 2024 runners up England on head-to-head goal difference after winning 2-1 at Wembley before falling 3-0 to the Three Lions in Athens the following month. Greece have won six of their last seven matches in all competitions, with their Serbian manager having won five out of six since he took over the role last summer following the departure of former Chelsea and Tottenham player Gus Poyet after failing to qualify for Euro 2024. Scotland and Greece have met before on only two occasions before, coming in qualification for Euro 96, when both sides won their respective home matches 1-0, a penalty separating the sides in Athens in December 1994 before Ally McCoist scored the only goal of the game at Hampden Park in August the following year. Greece have lost only two of their last 14 home matches in all competitions since 2021, and head into Thursday night’s match as favourites despite being a division below their opponents – I expect their good form to continue this week with a 2-1 home win. Greece v Scotland betting tips Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis has been on fire since signing for Benfica from AZ Alkmaar in the summer, with 20 goals in all competitions, with seven of those coming in the Champions League, including a hat trick against Barcelona. The 26-year-old has scored six goals in his last six in the league games in Portugal. Scotland have won only one of their last nine matches outside of their borders, and will by met my a hostile atmosphere in Greece on Thursday night expecting to see their home side continue their strong record under Jovanovic. Vangelis Pavlidis to score first – 5.5 with Tote Greece to win 2-1 – 8.50 with Tote TOTE – Bet £10 and get £40 in bonuses – CLAIM HERE* How to watch Greece v Scotland Location: Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Date and time: Friday 20th March 2025, 7:45pm How to watch: BBC One Scotland, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website Check out all the best Cheltenham Festival free bets and offers at our dedicated page including 40/1 Galopin Des Champs to win the Gold Cup! Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. GambleAware.org Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chase their losses Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – www.gamcare.org.uk GambleAware – www.gambleaware.org Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here. For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites. *New customers online only. Eligibility restrictions apply. Only valid with code B10G40 on registration. £10 min qualifying bet at 1/1 (2.0) odds or greater across sports or racing (if EW then min £10 Win + £10 Place). Receive £20 Tote Credit, £10 Free Sports Bet and 50 Free Spins on Big Bass Bonanza within 48 hours of qualifying bet settlement. 7-day expiry on free bets & Tote Credit. Your first bet will be your qualifying bet. One per customer. UK & ROI customers only. 18+. Full T&Cs apply. Gambleaware.org.Full T&Cs apply.

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Greece v Scotland prediction, betting tips, odds and preview

Scotland are back in Nations League action on Thursday night for the first leg of their promotion/relegation play-off against Greece in Piraeus as they bid to avoid relegation from League A.

Greece v Scotland best bets

Vangelis Pavlidis to score first – 5.5 with Tote
Greece to win 2-1 – 8.50 with Tote

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Greece v Scotland odds

Find the latest match odds for Greece v Scotland on Tote. Odds are subject to change.

Greece – 2.00
Draw – 3.20
Scotland – 3.90

Greece v Scotland prediction

Scotland secured themselves third place in their Nations League group in dramatic circumstances on the final night of the league phase, picking up just one point from their opening four matches before snatching late wins over Croatia and Poland in final games.

An 86th minute winner over Croatia at Hampden was followed by a 93rd minute winner in Warsaw to lift them off the foot of the table at the 11th hour and give them a chance to maintain their League A status following their promotion from the second tier in the last campaign.

Victory for Steve Clarke’s men over the Croats in November ended an eight match winless run that started before the Euros last summer, but will now be in confident mood travelling to Greece for Thursday’s game before the advantage of a home second leg in Glasgow on Sunday evening.

Greece could only manage a second place finish in their Nations League B group depsite winning five of their six matches.

Ivan Jovanovic’s side finished level on points with last summer’s Euro 2024 runners up England on head-to-head goal difference after winning 2-1 at Wembley before falling 3-0 to the Three Lions in Athens the following month.

Greece have won six of their last seven matches in all competitions, with their Serbian manager having won five out of six since he took over the role last summer following the departure of former Chelsea and Tottenham player Gus Poyet after failing to qualify for Euro 2024.

Scotland and Greece have met before on only two occasions before, coming in qualification for Euro 96, when both sides won their respective home matches 1-0, a penalty separating the sides in Athens in December 1994 before Ally McCoist scored the only goal of the game at Hampden Park in August the following year.

Greece have lost only two of their last 14 home matches in all competitions since 2021, and head into Thursday night’s match as favourites despite being a division below their opponents – I expect their good form to continue this week with a 2-1 home win.

Greece v Scotland betting tips

Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis has been on fire since signing for Benfica from AZ Alkmaar in the summer, with 20 goals in all competitions, with seven of those coming in the Champions League, including a hat trick against Barcelona.

The 26-year-old has scored six goals in his last six in the league games in Portugal.

Scotland have won only one of their last nine matches outside of their borders, and will by met my a hostile atmosphere in Greece on Thursday night expecting to see their home side continue their strong record under Jovanovic.

Vangelis Pavlidis to score first – 5.5 with Tote
Greece to win 2-1 – 8.50 with Tote

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How to watch Greece v Scotland

Location: Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Date and time: Friday 20th March 2025, 7:45pm
How to watch: BBC One Scotland, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

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Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
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*New customers online only. Eligibility restrictions apply. Only valid with code B10G40 on registration. £10 min qualifying bet at 1/1 (2.0) odds or greater across sports or racing (if EW then min £10 Win + £10 Place). Receive £20 Tote Credit, £10 Free Sports Bet and 50 Free Spins on Big Bass Bonanza within 48 hours of qualifying bet settlement. 7-day expiry on free bets & Tote Credit. Your first bet will be your qualifying bet. One per customer. UK & ROI customers only. 18+. Full T&Cs apply. Gambleaware.org.Full T&Cs apply.