Greece and the Republic of Ireland are set to clash in a pivotal UEFA Nations League fixture on Sunday, with Greece riding the momentum of a thrilling 2-1 win over England. The Greek team, still mourning the loss of former international George Baldock, played with passion and determination, securing their victory with two second-half goals from Vangelis Pavlidis. This win followed a successful September in which Greece also beat Finland and Ireland, leaving them atop League B Group 2. Now, with promotion to League A in sight, Greece will aim to extend their perfect record.

Ireland also secured a 2-1 victory in their last match against Finland, with Robbie Brady leading a late comeback. This win gave new head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson his first victory, and it marked Ireland's first-ever Nations League away win. However, the Boys in Green have struggled historically against Greece, with five losses and one draw in their previous encounters, including a 2-0 defeat last month.

Greece will be without suspended defender Konstantinos Koulierakis, but coach Ivan Jovanovic has options to replace him, while Liverpool’s Kostas Tsimikas remains a doubt due to illness. Ireland, on the other hand, are without Callum O'Dowda but otherwise have a healthy squad, with Evan Ferguson expected to lead the attack.

Greece’s strong form and home advantage should see them through, and Ireland’s inability to string together consistent performances in this competition means Greece are likely to come out on top with a 1-0 victory.

希腊和爱尔兰将在周日的欧足联国家联赛中遭遇一场关键的比赛，希腊以2-1击败英格兰。希腊队还在为失去前国脚乔治·巴尔多克而悲伤，他们踢得充满激情和决心，下半场帕夫利迪斯的两粒进球确保了他们的胜利。在这场胜利之前，希腊在9月份也成功击败了芬兰和爱尔兰，在乙级联赛第二组排名第一。现在，随着升入甲联赛的在望，希腊将致力于延续他们的完美纪录。

在上一场对阵芬兰的比赛中，爱尔兰队也以2比1的比分取得了胜利，罗比·布雷迪在最后时刻率领球队反超。这场胜利让新任主教练海米尔·哈尔格里姆松（Heimir Hallgrimsson）获得了他的第一场胜利，这也是爱尔兰在国家联赛中首次客场获胜。然而，绿衣男孩队在对阵希腊的比赛中一直表现不佳，他们在之前的比赛中5负1平，包括上个月0 - 2的失利。

希腊将失去停赛的后卫库利拉基斯，但主教练约万诺维奇有替代他的选择，而利物浦的齐米卡斯因病仍有疑问。另一方面，爱尔兰队虽然没有奥多达，但他们的阵容很健康，埃文·弗格森有望领导进攻。

希腊队强劲的状态和主场优势应该能让他们出线，而爱尔兰队无法在本届比赛中保持稳定的表现，这意味着希腊队很可能以1-0的比分获胜。