The final round of fixtures to be played in this Euro 2024 qualifying period includes the meeting between Georgia and Norway.
The match will be played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena and this will be the first game in Group A for the hosts while Norway are 4th in the group having lost their opening fixture.
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Georgia come into the game having played a friendly match at home against Mongolia. Having opened the scoring in the 15th minute, Mongolia shocked the home fans by scoring an equaliser 16 minutes later.
The score was 1-1 at half time but Georgia came out like a different team after the interval and scored 5 goals without reply to win the match comfortably.
That result means Georgia have won 3 of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions and are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 games.
Recent wins have come at home against North Macedonia and away to Gibraltar. Georgia have been tough to beat in recent home matches and they are undefeated in each of their last 6 home games. There have been wins over Sweden in World Cup qualifying plus Gibraltar in the Nations League.
Trends show Georgia are undefeated in 4 of their last 6 home European Championship qualifiers. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of their 6 most recent home European Championship qualifying games.
Norway travel to Tbilisi on the back of a disappointing 3-0 loss in Spain in their opening Group A match. Spain took only 13 minutes to open the scoring but were forced to wait until the final 10 minutes to seal the points with 2 more goals. Norway had only 2 shots on target in the entire game.
That defeat means Norway have recorded just a single victory from their 5 most recent games. The win came away against Republic of Ireland, which was a friendly and there have been defeats away to Slovenia and at home to Serbia in the Nations League.
However, away form shows Norway are undefeated in 8 of their 11 most recent games on the road, including friendlies.
Trends show Norway have recorded 2 victories from their last 7 European Championship qualifiers.
They are undefeated in 4 of their 5 most recent away European Championship qualifying matches but have won only 2 of their last 8 on the road.
Team news and Georgia will be relying on Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for their attacking play. Zuriko Davitashvili of Bordeaux is another attacking threat from midfield for the hosts.
Norway are without Erling Haaland, who is injured and that is a huge blow. Despite the defeat in Spain, there are unlikely to be many changes to the starting XI for the visitors.
Georgia are an improving nation and this could be a difficult night for Norway. We expect to see few goals in this match and the game could even end goalless, with 0-0 a correct score prediction.