Both of these teams lost their opening matches of the Euro2024 Tournament, but to be honest, these were games that neither team was expected to win.
We were quite impressed with the Czech Republic, especially in the first half when they took the lead through the impressive Lucas Provod, but the quality of the talented Portuguese side shone through.
Georgia played well against Turkey, grabbing an equaliser in the first half, but as we pointed out at the start of the tournament, Turkey are a very good side and has the potential to do well in this tournament.
Odds and Predictions
As expected, the bookie’s odds have the Czech Republic down as the favourites for this match at 1.70, the draw is 3.75 and a Georgia win is priced at 5.0.
Our predictions for this match start with a win for the Czech Republic and as for the scoreline, 0 – 2 looks like a good bet for us at odds of 8.5.
For the last of our tips, we have again gone for a Bet Builder, ‘match result will be Czech Republic’, ‘over 8 corners’ and ‘over 1 goal’.
With odds of 4.0, we think this is a good bet.
Comparison and Statistics from Past Meetings between the Teams
We were surprised to learn that Georgia and the Czech Republic have not previously played against each other H2H in any official matches before their upcoming fixture in Euro 2024.
This will be their first head-to-head encounter in a competitive setting, there have been no friendly matches either.
This is due to the fact that Georgia only gained independence and started competing as a separate footballing nation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Expected Line Ups
A quick look at the Georgia line-up and you could be forgiven for not recognising most of the names, but they have got some quality players, the pacey winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia being a prime example.
He plays his club football for Napoli in Serie A, also the young goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who plays for Valencia, both of these guys are top players, make no mistake about that.
The same goes for the Czech Republic, Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick and West Ham’s Tomas Soucek are two players who are at the top of their game.
Georgia (4-2-3-1): Giorgi Mamardashvili; Otar Kakabadze, Guram Kashia, Solomon Kvirkvelia, Giorgi Tsitaishvili; Anzor Mekvabishvili, Giorgi Chakvetadze; Zuriko Davitashvili, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia; Georges Mikautadze.
Czech Republic (3-5-2): Jindrich Stanek; David Zima, Tomas Holes, Robin Hranac; Vladimir Coufal, Michal Sadilek, Tomas Soucek, Antonin Barak, David Doudera; Patrik Schick, Adam Hlozek.
How Far Will These Teams Progress in the Tournament?
We can’t see past Turkey and Portugal being the two teams who will get automatic qualification from this group.
We are sure Georgia will finish bottom of the group and the Czech Republic must be hoping that Turkey or Portugal fall short in their remaining matches. Don’t forget they go head-to-head on the 22nd, so the result of that match will tell us an awful lot about how this group will pan out.
