Turkey vs Georgia prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-10-13 18:45.
[p]Turkey host Georgia in a FIFA World Cup qualifier (WCQ) that could define the battle for second place in Group E. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]It certainly hasn’t been boring following Turkey in recent weeks, with 18 goals scored across their last three matches! A sobering 6-0 defeat to Spain was followed up with an emphatic 6-1 victory over Bulgaria on Saturday, with the emphatic manner of victory a huge boost for a Crescent-Stars team targeting their first appearance at a World Cup finals since 2002. A win here will move them six points clear of Georgia with only two matches left, placing Vincenzo Montella’s side within touching distance of claiming at least a top-two finish.[/p]
[p]Georgia will be longing for another taste of major tournament action after their memorable run to the last 16 of Euro 2024, but their hopes of reaching a first-ever World Cup finals are hanging in the balance. A 2-0 defeat away to reigning European champions Spain on Saturday left the Crusaders with an underwhelming haul of three points from their first three WCQs, meaning the importance of a win on Tuesday cannot be underestimated. Willy Sagnol’s men seemingly cannot afford to be too hopeful here either, as they’ve suffered six defeats in their last nine outings on the road (W3). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Turkey have won five of the previous seven meetings between the two sides (D1, L1) and each of the last three, including a 3-2 victory in the reverse H2H last month. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Turkey have scored 12 of their last 14 home goals after half-time.[/p]
[p]Eight of Turkey’s last ten games have produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Georgia have not drawn any of their previous 14 away games (W7, L7).[/p]
[p]Five of Georgia’s last seven wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Kenan Yıldız doubled his international goal tally with his brace against Bulgaria, and is unbeaten in nine previous goalscoring appearances for club and country (W7, D2). Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili could be kept busy again here after making 12 saves in his last five games for club and country.[/p]
[p]Neither Turkey nor Georgia appear to have any fresh injury concerns heading into the game.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Turkey’s loss to Spain was their only defeat in eight previous home matches (W5, D2), so backing the hosts to win and over 2.5 goals scored could be a good punt.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]