Our prediction for this match:
Croatia
Match Time & Date:
19/11/2019
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Georgia
Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula will host Tuesday’s friendly game between Croatia and Georgia. Croatia aim to finish 2019 in style, but head coach Zlatko Dalic is likely to rest several first-team regulars against the Georgians. Anyhow, regardless of which players will be deployed in the starting XI, the hosts are likely to grab something from the game. Dinamo Zagreb attacker Mislav Orsic, who has been scoring goals for fun this season, is likely to start against Georgia.
The visitors, on the other hand, failed to qualify for the 2020 European Championship finals. The Georgians must be low on confidence ahead of the trip to Pula, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on the home side. In their last meeting in a competitive game, Croatia recorded a 2-1 win over Georgia back in 2011.
Highlighted Player (Ivan Perisic):
Ivan Perisic is a Croatian football player born on 2nd of February 1989 in Split. Perisic started his football career in the youth of Hajduk Split where FC Sochaux discovered him by a very young age. After playing for FC Sochaux, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg Inter Milan transferred him for approximately 17 million euro.
Perisic made his debut for the Croatian national team in 2011. Perisic played in all big tournaments so far such as the EURO 2012 and the World Cup 2014. In several EURO 2016 qualification matches Perisic was the captain of the national team.
Perisic is known for being a strong right-footed attacking midfielder. Because of his strength and vision it’s hard to win a duel against Perisic. One of Perisic’ biggest weaknesses is his lack of technique which is required to play for the biggest football clubs. Perisic won several prizes in his career but didn’t always play a big role in them. In season 2010/2011 Perisic was topscorer of the highest Belgian football division scoring 22 goals.
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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