Published September 27, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
Greece beat Germany 0-1 in the UEFA Nations League, after the sides went in level at 0-0. The match finished with one goal in all, and the goal for Greece proved decisive.
Germany had 89% possession, but did not score. Greece left with the win despite recording 0 shots and 0 shots on target, while Germany’s possession and attempts did not produce a goal.
How it unfolded
The teams were level at 0-0 at half-time. Greece scored the only goal of the match, leaving Germany with no goals and Greece with one goal.
That goal settled a match in which neither side recorded a shot on target. Germany finished without an equaliser, and Greece’s goal made the difference in the final score.
The numbers
Germany recorded 2 shots and 0 on target. Greece recorded 0 shots and 0 on target. The shot data show that Germany had attempts without testing the target, while Greece scored without a recorded shot.
Possession was 89% for Germany and 11% for Greece. Those figures describe a pronounced imbalance in possession, but they did not determine the score: Germany did not find a goal, and Greece did. The result is a reminder that possession and shots alone do not tell the whole story of a match; here, the decisive detail was the goal that separated the sides.