Montenegro and Georgia clash in an international friendly on Sunday. Our Montenegro vs Georgia prediction considers whether the visitors can gear up for their major tournament debut with a win.
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Montenegro vs Georgia prediction: Hosts to edge low scoring contest
Key stats
- Our Montenegro vs Georgia betting tips take into account the decent form of the home team who have won five of their last eight internationals.
- Four of Montenegro’s last five games have ended with under 2.5 goals.
- Georgia’s Euro 2024 play-off matches in March produced just two goals across their two fixtures against Luxembourg and Greece.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Montenegro the slight favourites
- HOME: 6/4 (2.50) – 40.0%
- DRAW: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
- AWAY: 9/5 (2.80) – 35.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The hosts are the favourites according to the Montenegro vs Georgia odds with an implied probability of 40.0% that they win this one.
Montenegro were last in action earlier this week and they gave a reasonable account of themselves in Brussels, only going down 2-0 against a strong Belgian side in a game they ended with ten men.
As for Georgia, this is their only Euro 2024 warm-up game with their last match being their historic play-off final win against Greece which came on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
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Last five H2Hs: No meetings since 2009
Our Montenegro vs Georgia prediction suggests we could get a similar outcome to the last meeting which saw the Balkan nation triumph 2-1 in a 2010 World Cup qualifier. The sides also played out a 0-0 draw at the Lokomotivi Stadium earlier in that campaign.
Montenegro preview: Defensive withdrawals hit home team
Stefan Savic, Adam Marusic and Marko Tuci have all withdrawn from the squad that was named for these two friendlies. Experienced forward Stevan Jovetic should skipper the team once more.
Predicted Lineup: Sarkic GK), Vukcevic, Vujacic, Rubezic, Vesovic, Kuc, Jankovic, Camaj, Jovetic, Osmajic & Krstovic
UEFA Nations League B 09/09/24 L Wales 2 Montenegro 1 UEFA Nations League B 06/09/24 L Iceland 2 Montenegro 0 International Match 09/06/24 L Georgia 3 Montenegro 1 International Match 05/06/24 L Belgium 2 Montenegro 0 International Match 25/03/24 W North Macedonia 0 Montenegro 1
Georgia preview: Sagnol to go strong in only warm-up game
There should be a strong eleven picked from Georgia’s Euro 2024 squad. Solomon Kvirkvelia is a minor fitness concern but otherwise there are few major issues.
Predicted Lineup: Mamardashvili (GK), Dvali, Kashia, Kvirkvelia, Shengelia, Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Kakabadze, Chakvetadze, Zivzivadze & Kvaratskhelia
UEFA Nations League B 10/09/24 W Albania 0 Georgia 1 UEFA Nations League B 07/09/24 W Czech Republic 1 Georgia 4 Euro 2024 30/06/24 L Spain 4 Georgia 1 Euro 2024 26/06/24 W Portugal 0 Georgia 2 Euro 2024 22/06/24 D Czech Republic 1 Georgia 1
Player to watch – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Very much the star for Georgia is Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who has been the subject of fresh transfer speculation this week. He registered 11 goals and six assists in Serie A this term and will be his country’s chief attacking threat in Germany this summer.
A bigger threat after the break
In Napoli colours at least, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has tended to do most of his damage after the interval. A huge 73% of his Serie A goals this term came in the Second Half, including five strikes after the hour mark.
