Friendlies: Montenegro vs Greece
There have not been many regular matches recently, and many teams have taken advantage of this gap period to carry out training tours, and on March 29, 2022, at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time, there will be a friendly match, when Montenegro will play against Greece. Montenegro is currently ranked 72nd in the world, and in last year's World Qualifier European Qualifiers, the team's performance was decent, although it grabbed points from weak brigades such as Gibraltar and Latvia, but in 10 rounds of matches, it achieved 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, ranking 4th in Group G with 12 points, and missed the World Cup final. From the data point of view, Montenegro team scored 14 goals in 10 World Preliminary Rounds, lost 15, and performed average offensively and defensively.
Montenegro played only one game in 2022, that is, on March 24, away to Armenia, ranked 92nd in the world, in this game, the team had 56% of the ball, 8 shots on goal and 2 shots on target, in the case of falling behind the score and the opponent 1 less, the team still did not achieve, and finally lost to the opponent 0-1. It can be seen that the strength of montenegro's squad in this period is not ideal, especially the state of the attacking end needs to be improved.
Greece is currently ranked 55th in the world, in the middle of the European arena, in last year's World Preliminary Round group stage, the team's initial performance was acceptable, 1-1 draw with Spain, 2-1 victory over Sweden, once achieved an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 2 draws, but the next 3 games were not satisfactory, and finally ranked 3rd in Group B with 10 points, and also did not qualify. It is worth noting that the Greek team scored 8 goals in 8 group games, conceded 8 goals, although the offensive and defensive performance was not ideal, but its defensive counter-attack tactics are still not to be underestimated, Spain and Sweden and other strong teams have suffered losses.
Greece also played just one game this year, away to Romania 2 days ago, with 43% possession and 4 shots on target in 11 shots, and towards the end of the first half, midfielder Andreas Bucharakis helped the team score and keep the score at 1-0 until the end. On the downside, the Greek team had 2 days less rest than their opponents and were still in consecutive away form, with players at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness.
The two teams met once in 2106, when The Greeks won 2-1 over Montenegro. In terms of recent situation, Montenegro has recently lost to the hands of weak brigades in the case of one more game, which shows that the state is somewhat unbearable; while the Greek team won against Romania, the team morale is good, but the continuous labor expedition, the player's physical fitness still has a certain impact. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the overall performance is decent, but combined with the strength and recent situation of both sides, the Montenegro team still has a certain chance.