Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Georgia
Match Time & Date:
26/03/2024
18:00
Prediction: 1-1
Greece
A place at the 2024 EURO finals will be at stake when Georgia and Greece face each other at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena on Tuesday. Georgia set up a meeting in the playoffs final by beating Luxembourg 2-0 at home and they must me buoyed by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s return from suspension. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Greece, on the other hand, rolled over Kazakhstan 5-0 in the semis, but beating Georgia in Tbilisi is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, a close encounter is on the cards and we predict that the winner will be decided after extra-time or penalties. As for the visiting side, Gustavo Poyet is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Kazakhs. The Uruguay tactician should stick to the 4-3-3 formation with Panathinaikos striker Fotis Ioannidis up front as a lone centre-forward.
Highlighted Player (Kostas Fortounis):
Born in Trikala Greece on 16 October, 1992, Kostas Fortounis made his senior debut for his hometown club Trikala in the 2009/2010 Gamma Ethniki campaign. After playing 13 games for the club he moved to Asteras Tripolis at the end of the season.
In 2011 the Greek midfielder moved to Germany, signing a deal with Kaiserslautern. Fortounis made 70 league appearances for Kaiser, scoring two goals from 2011 to 2014. On 22 July, 2014 he returned to Greece, signing a four-year contract with Olympiacos. It has to be noted that he played for the Thrylos during his youth career (2003-2008).
Kostas Fortounis made his Greece debut against Belgium in February, 2012 and he represented his homeland at the 2012 European Championship finals. However, he was left out of the Greece 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a winger as well. Fortounis won two Greek Superleague titles (2014/2015, 2015/2016) with Olympiakos.
Highlighted Team (Georgia):
Georgia are yet another former Soviet republic who have been competing as an independent country since 1990. The Georgians had their international debut on May 27, 1990, with the team sharing the spoils with Lithuania in Tbilisi.
Georgia have been struggling in the qualifiers for both FIFA World Cup and the European Championship ever since they played their first qualifying game and they have yet to book their place at the finals of the major tournaments. The Georgian national football team recorded their biggest win on March 30, 1997, with the team hammering Armenia in front of home fans, but they were demolished by Denmark (1-6) eight years later and that is considered the team’s biggest loss.
The Likes of Kakha Kaladze and Shota Arveladze are considered Georgia’s most famous players. Kakha Kaladze played for Georgia from 1996 to 2011, scoring one goal in 83 appearances for the national team. The left-footed defender won two Champions League titles with Serie A giants AC Milan (2003, 2007).
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