It’s a big night for Scotland as they look to take a significant step towards World Cup qualification by hosting Greece at Hampden.
Revenge will also be there for the locals. Steve Clarke’s men hosted the Greeks almost eight months ago in a Nations League play-off, with the visitors overcoming a 1-0 first-leg deficit to win 3-0 in Glasgow and confirm Scotland’s relegation to Group B.
The Tartan Army will go into the match with confidence having taken four points from their opening two Group C qualifiers, a goalless draw in Denmark and a 2-0 victory in Belarus.
And with two home games coming up – they also host Belarus on Sunday – they know six points will go a long way towards securing a place in the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer, especially with Denmark also due to travel to Hampden next month.
Scotland team news
Scotland make three changes from the team that beat Belarus 2-0 in their last qualifying match.
Aaron Hickey replaces Max Johnston at right-back, while Grant Hanley replaces Scott McKenna at centre-back.
Further back, Ryan Christie takes his place in the XI, while Billy Gilmour drops to the bench.
Scotland: Gunn, Hickey, Hanley, Souttar, Robertson, Gannon-Doak, Ferguson, Christie, McGinn, McTominay, Adams.
Substitutes: Kelly, Gordon, Tierney, Gilmour, Dykes, Hendry, Miller, McKenna, Hirst, Bowie, Ralston, McLean.
Greece team news
Giorgos Masouras is preferred to Konstantinos Karetsas on the right wing for Greece.
Captain Anastasios Bakasetas returns to the starting XI after being named on the bench in the 3-0 defeat to Denmark.
Christos Tzolis of Club Brugge and Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica are the dangerous men for the visitors.
Greece: Tzolakis, Vagiannidis, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas, Kourbelis, Zafeiris, Masouras, Baketsas, Tzolis, Pavlidis.
Substitutes: Vlachodimos, Mandas, Michailidis, Ioannidis, Douvikas, Rota, Mouzakitis, Konstantelias, Karetsas, Mantalos, Giannoulis, Siopis.
How to watch Scotland v Greece: TV and online streams
Scotland v Greece kicks off this evening at 7.45pm UK time. You can watch it on BBC Scotland and stream it via BBC iPlayer.
Statistics for Scotland vs Greece
- Greece have won their last five away matches
- Greece has not qualified for the World Cup since 2014
- Scotland have not qualified for the World Cup since 1998
- This will be Steve Clarke’s 71st match in charge of Scotland, equaling the record set by Craig Brown.
