Netherlands and Greece go into Netherlands vs Greece level on eight points apiece, both unbeaten after four games. The group is separated only by goal difference, with the Netherlands ahead on goals scored, so Amsterdam has a proper top-of-section feel about it.
The group race is still that tight
The standings leave very little room for error. The Netherlands have scored seven and conceded five, while Greece have scored five and conceded three, and both sit on a goal difference of +2.
Germany are three points behind in third, which keeps the stakes sharp. Only the top two go through to the Nations League quarter-finals, so a win here does more than tidy up the table, it can put one side in full control of the section.
The names and form that could tilt it
Greece manager Xavi called up Fotis Ioannidis and Giorgos Vagiannidis for the Netherlands and Serbia fixtures, while the reverse game in Thessaloniki finished 2-2 after Greece let a 2-0 lead slip. That draw already showed how little the margin is between the sides.
Donyell Malen's club form is the other obvious talking point. Sports Mole noted that the Netherlands can be caught out at the back and that Greece bring a bright crop of attacking talent, which is why a more open game feels plausible than a tense cagey one.
The Netherlands do not need fireworks, just another clean execution in a match that is already delicately balanced. Greece have matched them point for point, and the team that handles the first decisive spell in Amsterdam is likely to leave in pole position for the rest of Group B.
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