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UEFA Nations League · League A, Matchday 6

Greece vs Serbia: Match Preview & Stats

Greece crest Greece
vs
Serbia crest Serbia
Panthessaliko Stadio, Volos

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Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League, League A, Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
Panthessaliko Stadio, Volos
Since last match
Greece: 3 days (UEFA Nations League) · Netherlands Serbia: 3 days (UEFA Nations League) · Germany
Next match
Greece: not scheduled yet Serbia: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Greece 4-4-2

  1. 12 Tzolakis
  2. 17 Saliakas
  3. 4 Mavropanos
  4. 3 Koulierakis
  5. 21 Tsimikas
  6. 7 Masouras
  7. 6 Kourbelis
  8. 20 Zafeiris
  9. 23 Kyziridis
  10. 14 Pavlidis
  11. 8 Ioannidis

Coach: Ivan Jovanović vs Germany, 0-0 · UEFA Nations League · 4 Oct

Serbia 5-3-2

  1. 23 Milinković-Savić
  2. 19 Gudelj
  3. 15 Babić
  4. 3 Pavlović
  5. 2 Nedeljković
  6. 17 Terzić
  7. 21 Samardžić
  8. 22 Lukić
  9. 7 Stanković
  10. 18 Cvetković
  11. 10 Tadić

Coach: Veljko Paunović at Netherlands, 1-2 · UEFA Nations League · 4 Oct

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Greece

  • DF Giannis MichailidisInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Dimitrios PelkasInjured · About a week

Serbia

  • DF Aleksa TerzićInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Aleksandar StankovićInjured · Mid December 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Greece

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
2 players out

Serbia

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 10.0%
Missing minutes share 8.0%
2 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Aleksandar Stanković 5% attack · 4% mins
  • DF Aleksa Terzić 5% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 6 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Greece Serbia
Box & Territory Pressure 47 36
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 45 32
Finishing Efficiency 67 22
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 78 52
Underlying Play Power 46 18
Greece Results above play quality (running hot)
Serbia Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 6 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Greece

When scoring first 71% won · 86% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 20% points rescued · 20% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 45% 2nd Half: 55%
First 15': 10% Last 15' (76-90'): 5%

Serbia

When scoring first 75% won · 75% unbeaten (4 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 22% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 40% 2nd Half: 60%
First 15': 20% Last 15' (76-90'): 13%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Greece

  1. 1. FW Christos Tzolis 2G · 0A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 24.0%
  2. 2. MF Konstantinos Karetsas 1G · 0A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. FW Vangelis Pavlidis 0G · 1A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 9.0%

Serbia

  1. 1. FW Andrija Živković 1G · 2A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 8.0%
  2. 2. FW Luka Jović 1G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 16.0%
  3. 3. MF Filip Kostić 0G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 8.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Greece Serbia
Over 1.5 goals 4/10 10/10
Over 2.5 goals 4/10 8/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 1/10
Both teams scored 4/10 6/10
Clean sheet 4/10 0/10
Failed to score 5/10 4/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.0 / 0.9 0.8 / 2.3

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Greece

  • D 0-0 vs Germany (H) UEFA Nations League · 4 Oct
  • D 2-2 vs Netherlands (H) UEFA Nations League · 1 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Germany (A) UEFA Nations League · 27 Sep
  • W 2-1 at Serbia (A) UEFA Nations League · 24 Sep
  • L 0-1 vs Italy (H) Friendlies · 7 Jun

Serbia

  • L 1-2 at Netherlands (A) UEFA Nations League · 4 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Germany (A) UEFA Nations League · 1 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Netherlands (H) UEFA Nations League · 27 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Greece (H) UEFA Nations League · 24 Sep
  • L 1-5 at Mexico (A) Friendlies · 5 Jun

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Greece

Serbia

Goals in each 15-minute period, UEFA Nations League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Greece

Player G A
Fotis Ioannidis 1 1
Giorgos Masouras 1 1
Anastasios Douvikas 1 0
Christos Tzolis 1 0
Dimitrios Kourbelis 1 0

Serbia

Player G A
Andrija Živković 1 0
Luka Jović 1 0
Mihajlo Cvetković 1 0

Goals and assists in the UEFA Nations League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Greece Serbia
  • 4.0 Corners won 2.5
  • 5.2 Corners conceded 7.0
  • 2.5 Yellow cards 2.5
  • 1.5 Opponents' yellow cards 0.8

Per match in the UEFA Nations League this season. Average per club and match: 4.5 corners, 1.8 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

GreeceSerbia
Attack 72 45
Defence 81 53

0 to 100 against this season's UEFA Nations League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1959Elo #16 Elo rating 1904Elo #24

Head-to-head

1Greece wins
0draws
0Serbia wins

1 meeting since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 24 Sep 2026 · UEFA Nations League Serbia 1-2 Greece

Table

League A - Group 2

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Netherlands 4 220 7:5 +2 8
2 Greece 4 220 5:3 +2 8
3 Germany 4 121 3:2 +1 5
4 Serbia 4 004 3:8 -5 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

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