As they look to climb off the foot of the table, Georgia will look to end their winless start to their UEFA Nations League (UNL) campaign when they welcome promotion-chasing Hungary to Tbilisi on Saturday evening.
Match News and Current Form
Still goalless and with only two points on the board after four matches in this UNL cycle, Georgia have found the going extremely tough in Group B2 with a bottom-placed finish and a spot in the promotion/relegation play-off now looking increasingly likely. A defeat here and a win for Ukraine in the group’s other fixture would seal that fate, and given that they’ve now failed to win any of their last eight competitive fixtures (D2, L6), more misery looks likely to follow here. Four of their last five victories overall have come on home soil, while conceding just two goals across their last four home internationals should boost confidence in Ramaz Svanadze’s side.
Visiting Hungary begin matchday five in a much better spot than their hosts, sitting just a point shy of the Group B2 summit after earning seven points from a possible 12 so far (W2, D1, L1). An immediate return to the top tier of this competition following their relegation in 2024/25 remains a distinct possibility, and losing just one of their last eight matches (W5, D2) indicates that Marco Rossi’s side are in strong form. As they look to at least keep pace with leaders Northern Ireland, who they face on the final matchday, Hungary will need to stretch their five-match unbeaten run in competitive away internationals (W2, D3), conceding just one goal across the last three of those!
Head-to-Head History
This will be just the fourth H2H (Hungary: W2, L1), but Georgia won the only meeting they hosted 3-1 in September 2001.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Georgia have failed to score in six of their last eight competitive games.
Only two of Georgia’s 15 UNL home matches have seen them receive 3+ yellow cards.
Just three of Hungary’s last eight internationals saw both teams score.
All four of Hungary’s UNL matches in this cycle were goalless at the half-hour mark.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Georges Mikautadze has nine goals across his last 14 caps for Georgia, with his side winning on 12 of his 17 goalscoring appearances (D3, L2). Hungary’s Barnabás Varga has eight goals across his last eight international appearances, five of which served as match openers.
Georgia are missing their star player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to a serious knee injury, while Hungary are without the experienced Loïc Négo through injury.
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Betting Analysis
With Georgia struggling for form and goals of late, backing Hungary to win and keep a clean sheet could make sense.
Author: Nathan Evans