Greece vs Scotland
Ref: J. Manzano
Match recap
Greece beat Scotland 3–2 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Bakasetas, Karetsas, and Tzolis scored for Greece; Doak and Christie replied for Scotland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.78 for Greece versus 1.47 for Scotland.
First Half
⚽
Bakasetas
10'
McGinn
Yellow Card
30'
Ferguson
Yellow Card
⇄
Pavlidis
Second Half
⚽
Karetsas
⚽
Tzolis
Assist: Bakasetas
65'
⚽
Doak
Assist: McGinn
Bakasetas
Yellow Card
70'
⚽
Christie
Assist: Robertson
75'
⇄
Hanley
75'
⇄
Hickey
⇄
Karetsas
82'
⇄
Adams
82'
⇄
Christie
Bakasetas
Red Card
Bakasetas
Yellow Card
85'
Souttar
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Doak
⇄
Tzolis
⇄
Mouzakitis
Match Statistics
GreeceScotland
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.78VS1.47
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
12
10
Shots on target
6
15
Shots in the box
10
3
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
443
Total passes
448
369
Accurate passes
379
83%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline3 · 1 won
9
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
7
4
Blocked shots
2
Greece
4-2-3-1
Scotland
4-2-3-1
Greece
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1O. VlachodimosG
- 2G. VagiannidisD
- 3K. KoulierakisD
- 5P. RetsosD
- 6D. KourbelisM
- 8C. MouzakitisM
- 10C. TzolisM
- 11A. BakasetasM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 19K. KaretsasM
- 21K. TsimikasD
Substitutes
- 4G. MichailidisD
- 7G. MasourasF
- 9C. KostoulasF
- 12K. TzolakisG
- 13C. MandasG
- 15L. RotaD
- 16N. TriantisD
- 17P. HatzidiakosD
- 18A. Tetteh
- 20P. MantalosM
- 23M. SiopisM
Scotland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. GordonG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3A. RobertsonD
- 4S. McTominayM
- 5G. HanleyD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 10C. AdamsF
- 11R. ChristieM
- 15J. SouttarD
- 17B. DoakM
- 19L. FergusonM
Substitutes
- 6K. TierneyD
- 8A. IrvingM
- 9L. DykesF
- 12L. KellyG
- 13J. HendryD
- 14C. BarronM
- 16S. McKennaD
- 18G. HirstF
- 20L. ShanklandF
- 21S. BainG
- 22A. RalstonD
- 23K. McLeanM
Greece
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christos Tzolis | M | 89 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Anastasios Bakasetas(C) | M | 84 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | M | 76 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Panagiotis Retsos | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Christos Mouzakitis | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 43 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitrios Kourbelis | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Tsimikas | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nectarios Triantis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ioannis Michailidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lazaros Rota | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manolis Siopis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Mandas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Tzolakis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petros Mantalos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Tetteh | F | 47 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Giorgos Masouras | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scotland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Gordon | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John McGinn | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/4 |
| Ryan Christie | M | 82 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | M | 88 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Andrew Robertson(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Lewis Ferguson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Grant Hanley | D | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Souttar | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Che Adams | F | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Connor Barron | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Bain | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hendry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Irving | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny McLean | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott McKenna | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Shankland | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |