Scotland plans to protect their 1-0 initial win as they welcome Greece for the decisive match of their UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation playoff at Hampden Park.
The visitors approach Hampden Park carrying a one-goal deficit to pursue promotion into the top competition level.
Scotland succeeded in reaching League A of the UEFA Nations League after winning League B Group 1 in 2022-23 with four victories and one draw and a single loss against Ukraine, Ireland, and Armenia.
Scotland achieved 2024 European Championship qualification by securing a Group A runner-up position generating 17 points through five victories and two ties and one defeat.
The team managed by Steve Clarke has experienced a downturn in their performance since achieving those stellar results because they got eliminated from the Euros at the group phase and scored only two victories and one draw and registered three losses in League A Group 1 of the Nations League.
The upcoming matches would determine if Scotland could stay in the top division of competitions since they needed to defeat Greece in their promotion/relegation playoff.
Greece controlled the match with 58% field control and 24 total shots while Scotland had eight attempts in the first leg but managed to score through a Scott McTominay penalty kick which created their first-leg advantage to defend at home.
Greece plans to achieve promotion to League A by matching their previous level of showing coupled with improved offensive capabilities in their match against Scotland.
After both teams gathered 15 points, Ivan Jovanovic's club finished second in League B Group 2, only behind England on goal differential, and came dangerously close to earning immediate promotion to League A.
Greece's solitary setback in the group, a 3-0 loss to England, proved to be the difference as they finished with a goal differential of +7 vs +13 for England. As a result, they are now in danger of being relegated to League B for the tournament's next stage.
Greece will, however, try to take heart from their recent away performance, as the Azure & White have won all four of their recent away games.
