Spain vs Georgia Prediction and Betting Tips | 30th June 2024
UEFA Euro 2024 returns to the fold with a set of knockout matches this weekend as Georgia take on Luis de la Fuente's Spain side in the round of 16 at the RheinEnergie Stadion on Sunday. Both teams have been impressive over the past week and will want to win this game.
Spain vs Georgia Preview
Georgia finished in third place in Group F of the UEFA Euro 2024 standings and have managed to fight their way into the round of 16. The Georgian side stunned Portugal with an impressive 2-0 victory this week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
Spain, on the other hand, topped their group comfortably and have been in excellent form this season. La Furia Roja edged Albania to a narrow 1-0 victory in their previous game and will look to take it up a notch this weekend.
Spain vs Georgia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Spain have an excellent historical record against Georgia and have won six out of the seven matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Georgia's paltry one victory.
- Georgia's only victory against Spain came by a 1-0 scoreline in a friendly encounter in June 2016, with Tornike Okriashvili scoring the winning goal for the Georgian side.
- Spain have been eliminated from the round of 16 in three of their last four appearances in major international tournaments. They reached the quarterfinals at the Euros in 2021 but were eliminated by Switzerland.
- Georgia have managed to reach the knockout stages of a major international tournament for the first time in their history.
- Spain have kept clean sheets in all their three matches at Euro 2024 and last kept four consecutive clean sheets in a major international tournament in 2012, when they won the Euros.
Spain vs Georgia Prediction
Spain have an impressive young squad at their disposal but have a few issues to address in the final third. The Spaniards have excellent creative talent at their disposal and will need to be clinical to win their knockout games.
Georgia are capable of an upset and can pack a punch on their day. Spain are the better team on paper and hold the upper hand going into this match.
Prediction: Spain 3-1 Georgia
Spain vs Georgia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Spain to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Spain to score first - Yes
Tip 4: Lamine Yamal to score - Yes