Scotland hold a 1-0 advantage heading into the second leg of their UEFA Nations League A playoff against Greece at Hampden Park.
Scott McTominay’s penalty was the difference between the sides in Piraeus on Thursday, taking Steve Clarke’s team step closer to retaining their top-tier status.
Greece were 2-1 winners on their previous visit to the UK when they stunned England 2-1 at Wembley last October. However, a 3-0 loss in the return match plunged them into this playoff.
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Scotland vs. Greece score
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Predicted lineups:
Scotland (5-3-1-1, right to left): Gordon (GK) — Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Tierney, Robertson — McLean, Gilmour, McGinn,— McTominay — Adams
Greece (4-3-3, right to left): Tzolakis (GK) — Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas — Pelkas, Zafeiris, Konstantelias — Masouras, Pavlidis, Tzolis
Scotland vs. Greece highlights, key events
The Sporting News will provide updates here for goals and any other key events at Hampden Park on Sunday. Before the game gets underway, here’s a look at how Steve Clarke’s side got half of the job done in Greece.
Scotland vs. Greece kick off time
The UEFA Nations League playoff match kicks off in Glasgow at 5 p.m local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Scotland vs. Greece lineups, team news
The big question before this playoff tie was whether Clarke would switch to a back five to accommodate the return of Kieran Tierney. He stuck with a four-man defence in Greece, but while that worked in the first half, the amount of sustained pressure from the hosts in the second period may make the Scotland boss consider a tactical tweak to help preserve their lead on Sunday.
Scotland predicted lineup (5-3-1-1, right to left): Gordon (GK) — Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Tierney, Robertson — McLean, Gilmour, McGinn,— McTominay — Adams
With Greece having hit the target with just one of 24 shots in the first leg, Vangelis Pavlidis is may earn a recall to the starting lineup. Although the Benfica striker has scored only two goals in 19 appearances for his country, he hit six goals in six league games for Benfica prior to this international window.
PAOK midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas may come in for Emmanouil Siopis if coach Ivan Jovanovic favours a more attack-minded side to chase an early goal. That could also mean a start for Christos Zafeiris to anchor the midfield.
Greece predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Tzolakis (GK) — Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas — Pelkas, Zafeiris, Konstantelias — Masouras, Pavlidis, Tzolis
Scotland vs. Greece live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this UEFA Nations League playoff match across selected areas of the world’s major regions: