Poland and Georgia will face off in their first game of the U21 UEFA European Championships in Slovakia on Wednesday night, with Portugal and France also occupying Group C. Neither side have ever won the competition before, and both will just be aiming to try and qualify out of the group and into the knockout stage.
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Poland U21 vs Georgia U21 prediction: Goals galore in entertaining affair?
Key stats
- Poland have scored a total of 14 goals in their last five games over all competitions, averaging nearly three per match.
- Georgia were on a four-game winning run in all competitions before losing 1-0 to Romania in a friendly last time out.
- Poland won the previous two H2Hs 3-0 in 2019.
Correct score prediction: Poland U21 2-2 Georgia U21
Both teams have been scoring fairly freely in recent games, especially Poland, so we should see plenty of goals. Georgia's form has been much better over a five-match span, but Poland's free-scoring nature means that both sides could cancel each other out in what is an important opening clash.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Poland odds-on favourites
- HOME: 19/20 (1.95) – 51.3%
- DRAW: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- AWAY: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Poland are odds-on favourites to take all three points, with a draw the next fancied result according to the implied probabilities. The draw is only just rated above a Georgia victory, though.
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Most recent H2Hs: Poland on top
Both teams have actually never met at an U21 European Championship before, but the last time they met in qualifiers in 2019, Poland won both home and away 3-0. Georgia are an improving nation though, and have qualified for their second successive tournament after hosting it in 2023 and reaching the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by Israel.
European U21 Championship Qual 16/10/18
Poland U21
Georgia U21
European U21 Championship Qual 01/09/17
Georgia U21
Poland U21
Poland U21 preview: Surprise omission from squad
Goalkeeper Jakub Madryzk and striker Szymon Wlodarczyk have both left Poland's initial squad for the tournament. The latter's omission is particularly surprising given that he started in their 3-2 win against Ukraine last time out, and even managed to find himself on the scoresheet.
Predicted lineup: Tobiasz (GK), Peda, Mosor, Matysik, Pyrka, Marczuk, Pienko, Legowski, Kaluzinski, Fornalczyk & Szymczak
U21 International 25/03/25
W
Ukraine U21
2
Poland U21
3
U21 International 20/03/25
D
Denmark U21
3
Poland U21
3
U21 International 17/11/24
L
Iceland U21
2
Poland U21
1
European U21 Championship Qual 15/10/24
D
Germany U21
3
Poland U21
3
European U21 Championship Qual 11/10/24
W
Kosovo U21
0
Poland U21
4
Georgia U21 preview: No fresh concerns
Georgia have no fresh concerns ahead of their group stage opener, meaning that they should have a full squad to choose from when they tackle Poland on Wednesday night.
Predicted lineup: Kharatishvili (GK), Maisuradze, Sazonov, Khvadagiani, Azarovi, Mamageishvili, Gagnidze, Yegoian, Bedoshvili, Gordeziani & Kvernadze
U21 International 04/06/25
L
Romania U21
1
Georgia U21
0
U21 International 25/03/25
W
Serbia U21
1
Georgia U21
3
U21 International 22/03/25
W
Finland U21
2
Georgia U21
4
European U21 Championship Qual 19/11/24
D
Croatia U21
3
Georgia U21
2
European U21 Championship Qual 15/11/24
W
Croatia U21
0
Georgia U21
1
Player to watch: Filip Szymczak
Poland will be looking for a new number nine to replace the great Robert Lewandowski in the senior team after he recently claimed he would never play for the national team under the current head coach. They could look no further than Filip Szymczak.
Indeed, the Polish U21 forward scored no fewer than five times in qualifying, and will be key to their hopes of reaching the knockout stage. Nonetheless, Szymczak could cause Georgia a lot of problems with his physicality and hold-up play.