- 1 Germany vs Greece: the numbers point to Augsburg being all German
- 2 Germany: a prolific attack despite a leaky defence
- 3 Greece: a loose defence and confidence to rebuild
- 4 Football Prediction Germany vs Greece
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Germany vs Greece: the numbers point to Augsburg being all German 
Four meetings between Germany and Greece, four Germany wins, no draws and no defeats. The Mannschaft have never dropped a single point against this opponent, including that Wednesday in September 2012 when the score ended 4-2 in their favour.
This Sunday, the two sides meet at WWK Arena in Augsburg for Matchday 2 of the Nations League, Group A2. Kick-off is set for 8:45pm Paris time.
Jurgen Klopp takes charge of his second official game on the German bench, three days after opening his reign against the Netherlands on 24 September. The coach had called up two separate squads for this camp, one for each opponent.
Greece, by contrast, come in with the complete opposite record. The Hellenes have won only one of their last five outings, with two goalless draws against Hungary and Belarus, plus a 1-0 defeat to Italy.
Only one clean sheet in those five games and just two goals scored in total for the Greek side. In the FIFA rankings, the gap is clear: Germany are 12th, Greece 46th, a difference of 34 places that pretty much sums up the mismatch before kick-off.
Germany: a prolific attack despite a leaky defence 
Thirteen goals in Germany’s last five matches, six conceded. The attacking numbers are still comfortably in the black, whoever the opposition has been in that run.
That spell includes a 7-1 rout of Curacao and a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast, two friendlies that back up the firepower in Klopp’s squad. At the back, though, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of those five games, and that will be a concern for Klopp.
Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz are the technical hub around which the German coach is building his possession game. Both are expected to work the ball through the Greek lines, carrying it forward to pull the visitors apart.
The plan for this one is clear enough: high pressing and quick transitions, staying true to the style Klopp has stamped on the side since taking over Germany. The aim is to deny Greece any useful time on the ball once possession is won back.
Brajan Gruda is missing for this one after a muscle issue that should keep him sidelined until mid-October. His absence trims Germany’s attacking options slightly, but it does not exactly tear up the script.
Germany are at home for the first time since the start of the Klopp era, and that matters against a Greece side struggling badly for goals.
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Greece: a loose defence and confidence to rebuild 
One win in the last five, two goals scored in the same period. Greece’s numbers stand in stark contrast to their opponents’, both going forward and in the results column.
Their last two results, a 0-0 draw with Hungary and another 0-0 with Belarus, show a team finding it hard to threaten in the final third. The 1-0 loss to Italy followed the same pattern of bluntness, with little real danger created.
Vangelis Pavlidis remains the main attacking outlet for the Hellenic side. His eye for goal and ability to find chances in tight spaces will need to make up for a squad that looks short on creativity.
The plan for Augsburg is straightforward: a compact mid-to-low block and quick breaks to punish any space left by the German midfield. It is a defensive approach, no apologies made, against a side stronger on paper both in the rankings and in the head-to-head.
No Greece player is reported unavailable for this trip, a small plus point in an otherwise difficult spell across recent camps.
Greece have never beaten Germany in four official attempts, and that history hangs over this trip to Augsburg just as much as the football does.
Probable Germany line-up: Not announced at time of publication.
Probable Greece line-up: Not announced at time of publication.
Football Prediction Germany vs Greece
Our prediction: Germany to win
Four wins from four meetings, a 34-place gap in the FIFA rankings and a Germany attack that has scored 13 goals in its last five outings: every stat points the same way.
Germany’s defence is still far from perfect, with zero clean sheets in their last five, but the volume of chances created by Musiala and Wirtz should be enough to break down a Greece side that has drawn blank in two of its last three and lost one of the other.
On the back of that history and those opposite runs of form, a home win for Germany looks the clearest outcome on Matchday 2 of the Nations League.
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