Georgia vs Ukraine Prediction and Betting Tips | November 16th 2024
The action continues in Group B1 of the UEFA Nations League as Georgia play host to Ukraine on Saturday. Both sides head into the weekend separated by just two points and we anticipate a thrilling contest at the Adjarabet Arena as they eye promotion.
Georgia failed to return to winning ways in the UEFA Nations League when they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Albania at home on October 14.
Before that, Willy Sagnol’s men kicked off their campaign with consecutive victories over Czech Republic (home) and Albania (away), before crashing down to earth in a 1-0 loss to Ukraine at the Stadion Miejski Poznan.
Georgia have picked up six points from their four matches so far to sit second in Group B1, level on points with third-placed Albania and one point off first-placed Czech Republic.
On the other hand, Ukraine needed a second-half penalty from Artem Dovbyk to salvage a 1-1 draw against Czech Republic at home on October 14.
This came after a 1-0 victory over Georgia on October 11, when Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk netted the only goal of the game to end their run of two defeats in the campaign.
Ukraine are currently rooted to the bottom of the Group B1 standings, but could surge into first place should they win by two or more goals on Saturday.
Georgia vs Ukraine Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Ukraine have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, claiming seven wins and three draws in the last 10 meetings between the two nations.
- Georgia have won seven of their last 10 Nations League games, losing twice and claiming one draw since June 2022.
- Ukraine have won just one of their last five matches in the Nations League while losing twice and claiming two draws since September 2022.
- Georgia are unbeaten in five of their last six competitive home games, picking up four wins and one draw since October 2023.
Georgia vs Ukraine Prediction
The race for automatic promotion in Group B1 remains wide open as all four nations sit within three points heading into the final two games. While Georgia and Ukraine are evenly matched on paper, we fancy Sagnol’s men to come away with all three points at the Adjarabet Arena.
Prediction: Georgia 2-1 Ukraine
Georgia vs Ukraine Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Georgia to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both Georgia and Ukraine have scored in four of their last five clashes against each other)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in four of the last five meetings between the two nations)