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The action continues in the UEFA Nations League as Ukraine and Georgia lock horns at the Stadion Miejski Poznan on Friday. Having failed to win the last 12 meetings between the two nations, Willy Sagnol’s men will head into the weekend looking to get one over the Blue and Yellow and maintain their 100% record in Group E.
Ukraine failed to get up and running in the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League campaign as they suffered a 3-2 defeat against the Czech Republic at Eden Arena last time out.
This followed a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Albania in their Group E curtain-raiser on September 7, when Ardian Ismajli and Jasir Asani scored second-half goals to hand the Eagles a comeback victory.
Ukraine, who are currently 24th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, are one of 12 sides yet to pick up any points in the Nations League and will be looking to end this poor run on Friday.
Meanwhile, Levante midfielder Giorgi Kochorashvili came up clutch for Georgia as he netted in the 71st minute to hand them a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Albania on September 10.
Before that, Sagnol’s men kicked off the new Nations League campaign with an emphatic 4-1 victory over the Czech Republic at the Mikheil Meskhis Sakhelobis Stadioni on September 7.
With six points from the first six available, Georgia currently lead the way at the top of the Group E standings, three points above second-placed Albania.
Ukraine vs Georgia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Ukraine have been imperious in the history of this fixture, having picked up six wins and three draws from the previous 12 meetings between the two nations.
- The Blue and Yellow have won just one of their last six Nations League matches while losing three and claiming two draws since June 2022.
- Georgia have won seven of their last eight games in the Nations League, with a goalless draw against Bulgaria in June 2022 being the exception.
- Ukraine have failed to win four of their most recent five matches across all competitions — losing three and claiming one draw — with June’s 2-1 win over Slovakia at Euro 2024 being the exception.
Ukraine vs Georgia Prediction
While Georgia will be looking to continue from where they left off in September, Ukraine have stumbled into the new campaign and will set out in search of a morale-boosting result.
That said, we predict Ukraine will go all out this weekend and do just enough to secure a narrow victory.
Prediction: Ukraine 2-1 Georgia
Ukraine vs Georgia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Ukraine to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in four of their last five meetings)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in the last five clashes between the two nations)
