England continue their Nations League campaign when they go up against Greece at Wembley on Thursday night.
The Three Lions have shown no signs of a hangover following their Euro 2024 heartbreak, posting two wins from two in Group B2 to date.
Interim manager Lee Carsley has guided England to a pair of 2-0 wins over both the Republic of Ireland and Finland respectively.
Consequently, the former Birmingham boss is the overwhelming favourite with bookies to land the job on a permanent basis, and another victory here would only strengthen that belief.
Greece, meanwhile, also have six points on the board, having also beaten both the Republic of Ireland and Finland.
While Ivan Jovanovis’s side will draw confidence from their own perfect start to the campaign, a trip to Wembley to face star-studded England will represent a serious upgrade on their opening two assignments.
How the bookies view it: England to avoid Greek tragedy
As expected, England are short-priced 1/4 favourites with Betano to make it three wins on the bounce in Nations League Group B2.
Greece are a towering 19/2 to triumph on Betano, while an all square affair in the English capital is also considered unlikely at 4/1 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: England out to extend unbeaten record
England have avoided defeat in each of their previous nine meetings with Greece, triumphing on seven occasions. The two nations last crossed paths in a friendly fixture way back in 2006, with the Three Lions strolling to a 4-0 success.
Players to watch: Kane to KO Greece?
Harry Kane netted twice on his 100th appearance for England against Finland last month. The Three Lions skipper stands out a even-money (1/1) on UniBet to extend his record goal scoring tally for his country on Thursday night.
Konstantinos Tsimikas – who could be up against Bukayo Saka – is an eye-catching even-money (1/1) on Bet 365 to commit two or more fouls on Thursday night. The Greek left-back has fallen foul of the referee twice in each of his last two appearances for Liverpool.
Predicted line-ups
England will be without Ezri Konsa, Kobbie Mainoo and Morgan Gibbs-White, all of whom are ruled out due to injury. Captain Harry Kane is nursing a knock but he is hoping to be passed fit for Thursday’s game with Greece.
Greece will be without forward Fotis Ioannidis through injury. The Panathinaikos attacker notched up three strikes across Greece's first two Nations League games.
England: Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Guehi, Colwill, Lewis; Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Palmer, Gordon; Kane
Greece: Vlachodimos; Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Siopis, Kourbelis; Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzolis; Pavlidis
Anything else catch the eye?
With England too short to support here at the above-mentioned odds, I’ll dip into the Bet Builder market with a view to getting the hosts onside at backable price.
Pairing up a home win alongside over four England corners will bolster the price up to 4/5 on Bet 365.
Carsley’s side will be expected to dictate the tempo of the game in front of what will be an expectant home crowd, and they should rack up a few flag-kicks in the process.
This combination clicked in the Three Lions’ 2-0 home win over Finland, and I’m more than happy to support the same formula on Thursday night.
This UEFA Nations League match between England and Greece will be played on Oct 10, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best England vs Greece prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
