June 12, 2012 5:00 PM BST
Stadion Miejski — Wrocław
Referee: S. Lannoy
Team News
Greece
After a shaky display in the opener, keeper Chalkias' place in the starting XI could come under threat from Sifakis. Avraam Papadopoulos' tournament is sadly already over after he returned
to Greece having torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee against
Poland.
His starting defensive partner Sokratis is suspended after a somewhat
harsh dismissal in the first half of Friday's match, meaning youngster
Kyriakos Papadopoulos may be partnered by veteran midfielder Katsouranis
in defence.
Salpingidis will surely start after an excellent goalscoring cameo
against the co-hosts, while Fourtounis will also hope to feature.
Czech Republic
The Czech's have no fresh injury concerns going into Tuesday's game but
will have been hurt by a crushing 4-1 defeat to Russia on the opening
day. Goalscorer Vaclav Pilar was impressive despite the defeat and will keep his place on the left wing.
Elsewhere the likes of Petrzela and Hubschmann will hope to start in
place of Rezek and Jiracek, while Pekhart, Lafata and Necid are waiting
in the wings if Milan Baros is dropped.
Probable Lineups
Greece (4-3-3) : Chalkias, Torosidis, Katsouranis, Papadopoulos, Holebas, Maniatis, , Karagounis, Makos, Ninis, Salpingidis, Fortounis. Czech Rep (4-2-3-1) : Cech, Selassie, Suchy, Sivok, Kadlec, Plasil, Hubschmann, Petrzela, Rosicky, Rezek, Baros.Match Facts
Greece have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 matches against Czech Republic in all competitions.
Greece are undefeated in their last 11 matches in EURO Cup.
Greece have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Czech Republic in all competitions.
Head to Head
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Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision
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(1) 1
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Goals
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1 (1)
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(0) 0
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Assists
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1 (1)
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(6.4) 6.6
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Average Ratings
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6.2 (6.2)
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(1.3) 1.4
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Shots pg
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2.6 (2)
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(57%) 56%
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Aerial Duel
Success
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62%
(64%)
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(1) 1
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Dribbles pg
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1.7 (1.4)
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(1.9) 1.7
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Tackles pg
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1.8
(1.3)
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IF 05-02-2008 Greece 1 : 0 Czech Republic
IF 18-08-2004 Czech Republic 0 : 0 Greece
IECQ 01-07-2004 Greece *1 : 0 Czech Republic
IF 17-04-2002 Greece 0 : 0 Czech Republic
Prediction
The Czech Republic will feel that they may need to win this game to have any chance of qualifying, with a draw perhaps not good enough to take into their final game with Poland having conceded 4 to Russia last time out.
Greece will feel relieved after they looked dead and buried at half time against Poland, trailing 1-0 and with a man down. The draw may have felt like a victory had Karagounis not missed a penalty that could have won them the game.
Santos' side face group favourites Russia last so are also likely to look to seal all 3 points knowing that Dick Advocaat's team are in excellent form, which should mean that there are goals in this match.
Greece 2 - 2 Czech Republic
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