Greece vs Finland Preview and Prediction for Sept. 14 | 2025 EuroBasket, 3rd Place Game

Greece vs Finland Preview and Prediction for Sept. 14
Greece vs Finland Preview and Prediction for Sept. 14. (Image Source: Getty)

Greece and Finland will face off on Sunday for third place in the 2025 EuroBasket tournament, having been eliminated in the semifinals. Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece lost to Alperen Şengün’s Turkish squad, while Finland fell short against a German team spearheaded by Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner.

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The game is scheduled to tip off at 10:00 p.m. ET and will be available to stream on the FIBA official streaming partner Courtside 1891.

Greece vs Finland Preview

Greece finished top of Group C after winning four of five games. They looked primed for a deep run in the tournament, but were dismantled by Turkey in the semifinals, losing 94-68.

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On the other hand, Finland secured three wins in its five group games and finished third in Group B. Finland produced a major upset by knocking out Nikola Jokic's Serbia in the Round of 16 and following it up with a comfortable victory against Georgia. However, it was no match for Germany in the semifinals, losing 98-86.

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Greece vs Finland EuroBasket Rosters

Greece

  • Kostas Papanikolaou
  • Kostas Sloukas
  • Giannoulis Larentzakis
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Dinos Mitoglou Panagiotis
  • Kalaitzakis Dimitris Katsivelis
  • Kostas Antetokounmpo
  • Vassilis Toliopoulos
  • Tyler Dorsey Alexandros
  • Samodurov
  • Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Finland

  • Miro Little
  • Sasu Salin
  • OlivierNkamhoua
  • Mikael Jantunen
  • Elias Valtonen
  • Alexander Madsen
  • Edon Maxhuni
  • Lauri Markkanen
  • Miikka Muurinen
  • Andre Gustavson
  • Jacob Grandison
  • Ilari Seppälä

Greece vs Finland predicted starting lineups

Greece

G - Tyler Dorsey | G - Kostas Sloukas | F - Kostas Papanikolaou | F - Giannis Antetokounmpo | C - Kostas Sloukas

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Finland

G: Miro Little | G: Sasu Salin | F: Elias Valtonen | F: Mikael Jantunen | C: Lauri Markkanen

Greece vs Finland Prediction

While Greece has a better roster on paper, Finland has consistently proven that it can deliver upsets. Finland will need to find a way to contain Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 28.8 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.

Prediction: Greece to secure a narrow win.

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