Greece vs Italy prediction: teams form analysis, possible lineups on June 7, 2026
Friendly International
On June 7, 2026, a friendly match between the national teams of Greece and Italy will take place. Both teams have missed out on the World Cup, so they are simply playing a series of friendlies.
Greece vs Italy: Team News and Expert Analysis
Greece has long struggled to qualify for any major tournament. This time, after providing serious competition to England in the Nations League, they only managed to finish ahead of Belarus in the qualifiers, falling well behind Denmark and Scotland. As a result, they have already been playing friendlies since spring, and not very successfully: they lost to Paraguay and drew with Hungary. Against Sweden, they took the lead twice, but the match ended 2-2 after conceding an equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Italy has once again failed to qualify for the Euros. And by a similar scenario: they finished only second in their group, unable to challenge Norway, and then performed poorly in the playoffs. After a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland, they drew with Bosnia and lost on penalties. Without Gattuso, in a friendly against Luxembourg, they managed a win, but only by a narrow margin, 1-0.
Jovanovic's side scores an average of 1.6 goals per game, conceding slightly fewer—1.5. Barella and company play entertaining football: scoring an average of 2.5 goals per game, but also conceding about one per match.
Head-to-Head: Greece vs Italy
Italy has won four out of the last six meetings, with two draws.
The visitors are experimenting, giving young players a chance, which may be why there is some doubt about them. However, they seem quite capable of at least avoiding defeat (odds – 1.75).
Greece vs Italy: Key Statistics and Trends
- Greece has lost four of their last eight matches
- 50% of Greece's matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 3.1
- Italy has won two of their last four matches
- 40% of Italy's matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 3.5
Greece vs Italy: Probable Starting Lineups
Greece uses a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Tzolakis – Koulierakis, Mavropanos, Retsos, Tzolis – Tetteh, Tsimikas – Rota, Zafeiris, Kourbelis – Pavlidis
Italy uses a 1-4-3-3 formation (possible lineup): Donnarumma – Bartezaghi, Chiarodia, Comuzzo, Favasuli – N'Dour, Lipani, Pisilli – Coliasho, Esposito, Cherubini
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