Georgia vs Spain prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-14 17:00.
[p]A desperate Georgia are aiming to salvage their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying (WCQ) campaign against a Spain side on the verge of history. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Georgia’s attempts to reach the World Cup have suffered a major setback recently after successive defeats, including a chastening 4-1 loss to Turkey last time out. That defeat realistically ended their hopes of grabbing second place from the Turks, who next face a Bulgaria side without a single point in this WCQ campaign. Georgia can of course still mathematically grab that playoff spot but they would have to beat Spain here, and having won their last home outing (3-0 against Bulgaria) while also tasting victory 13 times in their last 21 matches on their own turf (D5, L3), fans might still be dreaming of a miracle. [/p]
[p]It is not often that the opportunity to better a record set by the illustrious golden era has presented itself to any Spanish team. But having equalled their longest-ever regulation-time competitive unbeaten run of 29 games (current squad: W24, D5) with a 4-0 thrashing of Bulgaria last time out, they now have the chance to make history if they can avoid defeat here. Do not bet against it either, as La Roja have a perfect record (W4) so far in this WCQ campaign, having scored 15 and conceded zero, and may guarantee their progression to a 13th consecutive World Cup with a win in Tbilisi. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These sides have met nine times, with Georgia losing eight of them (W1), while also having conceded 20 goals in the last five H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Georgia have let in the opener before the 25th minute in three of their four WCQ games this campaign. [/p]
[p]Georgia have conceded first in their last five home defeats since losing 2-1 to Spain in March 2021.[/p]
[p]Spain have scored 2+ goals in their last five away games. [/p]
[p]La Roja have won their last eight WCQ matches without conceding – their best-ever such run. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Georgia talisman Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been in solid form, scoring at the weekend for Paris Saint-Germain as well as grabbing a goal in each of his last three home appearances for his national side. Spain’s Mikel Merino has been red hot in WCQ, having found the net six times across the four games so far – no European midfielder has managed more goals in the campaign. [/p]
[p]Otar Kakabadze and star forward Georges Mikautadze are missing for Georgia through injury and Giorgi Kochorashvili is suspended, with much of the pre-match news for Spain centred around 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, who joins Pedri and Rodri as an absentee for this game. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Back Spain to make history here by scoring at least twice and keeping another clean sheet. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Luke Bridle[/i][/p]