The stats ahead of the Greece vs. Russia match later all point to the stamina and speed of both teams, but for varying reasons. The Greeks, on the back of their surprise victory four years ago, should really have put up a better performance than they did in their first match, and their negativity has earned them a lot of criticism. The table below shows that, apart from Portugal (who are economical in their movements, but devastating with it), The Greeks ran the least distance of any side in the first round of matches. Lazy or negative? Let’s see how they go tonight.

That said, the Greeks had one of the fastest players in the tournament so far in Torosidis, second only to one of his opponents this evening, Russia’s Torbinski. They were two of only four men to break the 30km/h barrier in the first round of games, so watch out for some swift breaks tonight.

Jack thinks this one might end 3-0 for the Russians.

Tom is slightly more realistic and is going for a 1-0 result, but isn’t sure which way it will go.

The stats are provided by http://www.castrolindex.com