Greece v Germany: Nations League group game at Toumba Stadium on October 5

Greece will host Germany at the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki in a UEFA Nations League group-stage match on October 5. A few days earlier Greece recorded a 1-0 home win over Germany.

Greece arrive buoyed by recent results, having defeated Serbia and Germany while, in the source's words, playing confident football. The hosts aim to build on those wins and collect more points against Jurgen Klopp’s side despite a historically poor record versus Germany. German supporters are hopeful Klopp can improve the national team’s fortunes; the article notes it has been more than a decade since Germany won an international competition and that pressure is mounting because recent results have been disappointing.

Form lines given in the preview list Greece (in all competitions) as W-W-L-D-D and Germany (in all competitions) as L-D-L-L-W. The match is expected to be a tight, competitive fixture and the preview suggests a draw is the most likely outcome.

The preview cautions Greece will not create many scoring opportunities against Germany and states Pavlidis must make sure he does not miss the chances that come his way.

On the German side the preview says the midfield has faced criticism since the World Cup and that fans and media were unhappy after the defeat to Greece. The piece adds that Kimmich is not a player who shies away from responsibility and that Jurgen Klopp fully trusts him to help the team get better and achieve improved results.

Both teams are described as fully fit for the match. Greece: Tzolakis (GK); Vagiannidis, Mavropanos, Retsos, Tsimikas; Karetsas, Androutsos, Zafeiris, Tzolis; Pavlidis, Tetteh. Germany: Nubel (GK); Brown, Vagnoman, Tah, Bisseck; Kimmich, Nmecha; Schade, Conte, Adeyemi; Ebnoutalib.

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