Gibraltar vs Georgia prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League C betting tips on match 2022-09-25 18:45.
Having won promotion to League C of the UEFA Nations League in the last campaign, Gibraltar’s immediate relegation back to League D was confirmed on Friday night after they were hammered 5-1 by Bulgaria. That defeat capped off a forgettable crusade for FIFA’s 200th ranked nation who have picked up just one point going into this final round (D1, L5).
As the second-smallest populated UEFA member, there’s a case to be made that even competing at this level was an achievement for Gibraltar, but their form in recent times has been more reflective of their ‘minnow’ status. The Gib’s last victory came against Liechtenstein way back in October 2020, and another failure to win here would take them just one game away from equalling their longest-ever consecutive run of 24 games without a victory.
Despite their poor form, the hosts have at least scored in five of their last six UNL home matches, meaning opponents Georgia must be switched on if they want to continue their fine run of eight clean sheets across their last nine matches (W7, D2). The group winners have already secured promotion to Group B with a game to spare after an impressive showing in the competition, dropping points in only one of their five fixtures.
Coach Willy Sagnol will hope his side can round things off in style, especially given they’ve scored eight goals across their last two away matches (W2). Combine that with the fact they’ve beaten Gibraltar in each of the all-time five H2Hs, netting three times or more in each game, then it’s easy to see why many predict an easy evening for the visitors.
Players to watch: Confidence is sure to be low for Gibraltar goalkeeper Dayle Coleing who has let in 43 goals in his last 12 national team appearances! The last person he’ll want to be coming up against then is Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has not only registered six competitive goal contributions already for Napoli this season (G4, A2), but he’s also scored in each of his nation’s four UNL victories this campaign.
Hot streak: Georgia have scored at least one goal in the final 30 minutes in four of their five UNL matches this year.