Greece vs Netherlands — match summary
Europe · UEFA Nations League · kick-off 2 Oct 2026 01:45
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NextGOAL tip: Greece +0.5 · 2 stars
In this UEFA Nations League fixture, Greece host Netherlands, with the hosts having just won 1-0 in their latest match in this competition, while the visitors also won 2-1 in their latest match. But the paths the two teams have taken are clearly different. Greece have just put together back-to-back wins in this competition, after a mid-year stretch before that in which they had not beaten anyone at all. Netherlands, meanwhile, are unbeaten in 5 straight matches, and among those were wins by as much as 5-1 and 3-1 in World Cup play. The shape of the two teams points in clearly different directions. Netherlands averaged 59.3% possession over their last 10 matches and 6.5 shots on target per game, compared with Greece at 52.6% possession and 5.2 shots on target per game. The hosts play a more balanced game, but they do not sit overly deep either, while the visitors are the side that squeezes opponents mainly by holding the ball. If Greece can handle the visitors' attacking moments and avoid conceding early, the game should be drawn out and finish with a scoreline that is not too far apart, because the hosts also have usable counter-attacking moments, and their most recent meeting at home ended in a win for them.