Are the Jvarosnebi clutching at straws?
Reigning European champions Spain have not put a foot wrong in the European World Cup qualifiers so far. La Furia Roja has won all four games in Group E and has not conceded a single goal in any of them. Mathematically, the Spaniards could still be overtaken by Turkey. However, if the tip for an away win for coach Luis de la Fuente’s team against Georgia comes true, it would be tantamount to a preliminary decision three days before the home game in Seville against the Turks.
However, the Georgians still have a very slim chance of overtaking Turkey, which is why the supposed underdogs will certainly give it their all at home in Tbilisi.
The problem for the Georgians, however, is that superstar Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will have to do without his target player. Georges Mikautadze, who plays for Villarreal and has scored 21 goals in 41 international matches, is injured and will miss this crucial international match. This will make it difficult for the Jvarosnebi to score, and there is no alternative but to bet on a Spanish away win. However, we do not expect a goal fest, which is why we are combining tip 2 with a bet on under 3.5 goals.
Considering that the Furia Roja has not conceded a single goal and won all four group games without conceding, a bet on a clean sheet victory for Spain in Tbilisi is naturally very popular. If you want to get the most out of the odds for Georgia vs. Spain, you might want to consider betting specifically on the reigning European champions winning this away game either 1-0, 2-0, or 3-0.
Georgia – Spain Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 1 – 0 – 7
The two nations have met eight times so far, with La Furia Roja prevailing over Georgia in seven of those eight encounters. The Jvarosnebi have only won one friendly match, which took place in Getafe in the summer of 2016. They lost 4–1 to Spain in the round of 16 at EURO 2024 in Germany and 2–0 in the first leg of the World Cup qualifier in Elche.
Georgia – Spain Tip
With Mikautadze out of the Georgia vs. Spain match, there is practically no alternative to predicting an away win for the Furia Roja. The Spaniards did not concede a goal in the first leg (2-0) – just as in all four previous matches in Group E of the World Cup qualifiers. Luis de la Fuente has dispensed with two defensive cornerstones in Robin Le Normand and Dani Carvajal, among others. Nevertheless, the Iberians are simply too strong across the board for the Jvarosnebi, who have lost three of their last four international matches (one win), to cause any trouble.
In our main tip, we would not categorically rule out a Georgian goal, which is why we are combining the tip for an away win for Spain with a bet on under 3.5 goals. In addition to a 2-0 win, as was the final score in the first leg, this also covers a possible 2-1 result. However, we would tend to rule out a match with too many goals.
