Greece 3-2 Scotland
Updated
Greece won: Greece 3-2 Scotland in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 5) on Sat, 15 Nov 2025 at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, Pireás (Piraeus). Greece goals: Anastasios Bakasetas 7', Konstantinos Karetsas 57', Christos Tzolis 63'. Scotland goals: Ben Gannon Doak 65', Ryan Christie 70'. Sent off: Anastasios Bakasetas (84'). Expected goals: 1.93-2.36. Possession: 49-51. Player of the match: Christos Tzolis (8.6).
Match report
Greece beat Scotland 3-2
Greece squeezed past Scotland 3-2 at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki on Saturday 15 November in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Anastasios Bakasetas put Greece ahead on 7' (1-0), Konstantinos Karetsas made it 2-0 on 57', Christos Tzolis made it 3-0 on 63', Ben Gannon Doak pulled one back for Scotland on 65' (3-1) and Ryan Christie pulled one back for Scotland on 70' (3-2).
Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) was sent off on 84'.
Greece had 49% of the ball, shots were 18-12 (10-6 on target) and expected goals finished 1.93-2.36. Scotland created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Christos Tzolis (Greece) was player of the match with an 8.6 rating.
Attendance: 18,405. Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano.
Match stats
| Greece | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 49 | 51 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.93 | 2.36 |
| Total shots | 18 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 6 |
| Touches in opposition box | 24 | 36 |
| Big chances | 1 | 6 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 4 |
| Accurate passes | 369 (83%) | 379 (85%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Corners | 6 | 8 |
| Total shots | 18 | 12 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 6 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 15 | 10 |
Lineups
Greece (4-2-3-1): Odysseas Vlachodimos, Georgios Vagiannidis, Panagiotis Retsos, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Christos Mouzakitis, Konstantinos Karetsas, Anastasios Bakasetas, Christos Tzolis, Vangelis Pavlidis
Scotland (4-2-3-1): Craig Gordon, Aaron Hickey, John Souttar, Grant Hanley, Andrew Robertson, Lewis Ferguson, John McGinn, Ryan Christie, Scott McTominay, Ben Gannon Doak, Che Adams
Key events
- 7' · Goal · Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece)
- 10' · Yellow card · John McGinn (Scotland)
- 30' · Yellow card · Lewis Ferguson (Scotland)
- 43' · Substitution · Andrews Tetteh for Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece)
- 57' · Goal · Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece)
- 63' · Goal · Christos Tzolis (Greece)
- 65' · Goal · Ben Gannon Doak (Scotland)
- 65' · Yellow card · Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece)
- 70' · Goal · Ryan Christie (Scotland)
- 75' · Substitution · Scott McKenna for Grant Hanley (Scotland)
- 75' · Substitution · Anthony Ralston for Aaron Hickey (Scotland)
- 75' · Substitution · Giorgos Masouras for Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece)
- 82' · Substitution · Lyndon Dykes for Ryan Christie (Scotland)
- 82' · Substitution · Lawrence Shankland for Che Adams (Scotland)
- 84' · Red card · Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece)
- 85' · Yellow card · John Souttar (Scotland)
- 88' · Substitution · George Hirst for Ben Gannon Doak (Scotland)
- 89' · Substitution · Pantelis Hatzidiakos for Christos Mouzakitis (Greece)
- 90' · Substitution · Charalampos Kostoulas for Christos Tzolis (Greece)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Greece vs Scotland?
Greece won, 3-2 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sat, 15 Nov 2025.
When and where is Greece vs Scotland?
Sat, 15 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTC at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, Pireás (Piraeus), World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.