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Spain vs Georgia Predictions - Morata to continue goal fest as Spain advance

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 29 Jun 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 29 Jun 2024

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Spain vs Georgia predictions: Alvaro Morata likely to score.
Spain in excellent form, expected to dominate the game.
Key bets: Spain win with BTTS, Morata as first goalscorer.

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Spain beat Georgia 7-1 and 3-1 in the Euro 2024 qualifiers (Getty)

Spain vs Georgia Predictions

Spain cruised into the second round while Georgia had to upset the odds against Portugal to advance. This should be an entertaining game but ultimately, Spain are backed to win with the in-form Morata to bag a goal.

Spain vs Georgia Predictions
Stats
Head to Head
Spain Form
Spain Squad & Team News
Georgia Form
Georgia Squad & Team News

Stats

Spain have won their last 5 matches.
Spain’s Alvaro Morata has scored 3 goals in his last 5 internationals.
Spain have scored 14 goals in their last 3 matches against Georgia.
Spain’s Alvaro Morata has scored 3 goals in his last 2 matches against Georgia.
Georgia have scored in 11 of their last 12 matches.
Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze scored 13 goals in his last 13 matches for club and country.

Head to Head

Spain have won six of their seven matches against Georgia. The other ended in a draw.

Spain Form

Spain won their final six European Championship qualifiers to top Group A. They took a break in June to win the UEFA Nations League, beating Italy 2-1 in the semi-finals and Croatia in the final, winning a penalty shootout following a 0-0 draw.

Luis de la Fuente’s side played twice in March, 1-0 defeat against Colombia and entertaining 3-3 draw against Brazil. They played ordinary opposition in June and took advantage, thrashing Andorra 5-0 and Northern Ireland 5-1, Mikel Oyarzabal scoring four goals.

La Roja were the only team to win all three group games at Euro 2024 and they did it without conceding as goal. The run started with a 3-0 win against Croatia with Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal scoring in the first half.

Spain dominated Italy, winning 1-0 despite having 9-1 shots on target. The second string players got a run out against Albania, Ferran Torres’ early strike securing a 1-0 victory in Dusseldorf.

Spain Squad & Team News

Position	Player	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper	David Raya	6	0	Arsenal
Goalkeeper	Álex Remiro	1	0	Real Sociedad
Goalkeeper	Unai Simón	42	0	Athletic Bilbao
Defender	Dani Carvajal	46	1	Real Madrid
Defender	Robin Le Normand	14	1	Real Sociedad
Defender	Nacho	26	1	Al Qadsiah
Defender	Daniel Vivian	3	0	Athletic Bilbao
Defender	Álex Grimaldo	5	0	Bayer Leverkusen
Defender	Aymeric Laporte	31	1	Al Nassr
Defender	Jesús Navas	54	5	Sevilla
Defender	Marc Cucurella	6	0	Chelsea
Midfielder	Mikel Merino	24	1	Real Sociedad
Midfielder	Fabián Ruiz	25	3	Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielder	Dani Olmo	35	8	RB Leipzig
Midfielder	Álex Baena	5	1	Villarreal
Midfielder	Rodri	52	3	Manchester City
Midfielder	Martín Zubimendi	8	0	Real Sociedad
Midfielder	Pedri	22	2	Barcelona
Midfielder	Fermín López	2	0	Barcelona
Forward	Álvaro Morata	76	36	Atlético Madrid
Forward	Joselu	12	5	Real Madrid
Forward	Ferran Torres	44	20	Barcelona
Forward	Nico Williams	16	2	Athletic Bilbao
Forward	Lamine Yamal	10	2	Barcelona
Forward	Mikel Oyarzabal	33	11	Real Sociedad
Forward	Ayoze Pérez	2	1	Real Betis

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcos Llorente and Gerard Moreno missed out.

José Gayà, Alejandro Balde, Marco Asensio and Yeremy Pino are injured.

Álvaro Morata has scored 36 goals in 76 appearances, Ferran Torres with 20 goals in 44 internationals.

Centre-back Nacho and young forward Ayoze Perez are doubtful.

Georgia Form

Georgia were average in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, finishing fourth in Group A after losing four of their eight games. That included a 7-1 defeat against Spain.

Willy Sagnol’s side qualified via the UEFA Nations League where Budu Zivzivadze scored twice in a 2-0 semi-final win against Luxembourg. The were reduced to 10 men in final against Greece, prevailing in the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw.

The Crusaders played one friendly in June, a 3-1 win in Montenegro where Otar Kiteishvili, Georges Mikautadze and Budu Zivzivadze found the net.

Georgia started the European Championship with a 3-1 defeat against Turkey, Mikautadze equalising in the first half. Mikautadze opened the scoring in a 1-1 draw against Czechia and scored again in a 2-0 victory over Portugal after assisting Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the opener.

Georgia Squad & Team News

Position	Player	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper	Giorgi Loria	78	0	Dinamo Tbilisi
Goalkeeper	Luka Gugeshashvili	1	0	Qarabağ
Goalkeeper	Giorgi Mamardashvili	20	0	Valencia
Defender	Otar Kakabadze	64	0	Cracovia
Defender	Lasha Dvali	35	1	APOEL
Defender	Guram Kashia	116	3	Slovan Bratislava
Defender	Solomon Kvirkvelia	61	0	Al-Okhdood
Defender	Giorgi Gocholeishvili	8	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
Defender	Luka Lochoshvili	13	1	Cremonese
Defender	Giorgi Gvelesiani	3	0	Persepolis
Defender	Jemal Tabidze	15	1	Panetolikos
Midfielder	Giorgi Kochorashvili	11	0	Levante
Midfielder	Zuriko Davitashvili	38	6	Bordeaux
Midfielder	Giorgi Chakvetadze	28	8	Watford
Midfielder	Nika Kvekveskiri	60	0	Lech Poznań
Midfielder	Otar Kiteishvili	38	3	Sturm Graz
Midfielder	Sandro Altunashvili	6	0	Wolfsberger AC
Midfielder	Levan Shengelia	17	1	Panetolikos
Midfielder	Anzor Mekvabishvili	17	0	Universitatea Craiova
Midfielder	Giorgi Tsitaishvili	20	1	Dinamo Batumi
Midfielder	Saba Lobzhanidze	37	3	Atlanta United
Midfielder	Gabriel Sigua	2	0	Basel
Forward	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	33	16	Napoli
Forward	Budu Zivzivadze	27	8	Karlsruher SC
Forward	Giorgi Kvilitaia	38	6	APOEL
Forward	Georges Mikautadze	28	13	Metz

Vladimer Mamuchashvili, Irakli Azarovi and Giorgi Aburjania were left out of the squad.

Midfielder Jaba Kankava retired after earning 102 caps.

Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is the star of the team, scoring 16 goals in 33 appearances.

Metz striker Georges Mikautadze has netted 13 goals in 28 caps.

Verdict

Spain v Georgia

Spain were the only team to win all three group games and did it without conceding a goal. Spain beat Georgia 7-1 and 3-1 in the qualifiers, Alvaro Morata to score in another routine win.

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