Preview: Gibraltar vs Georgia - Predictions, Team News, Lineups

the fate of two Gibraltar When Georgia It has already been decided at the time of the final match of this tournament, the confrontation at Victoria Stadium. UEFA Nations League campaign on Monday night.

Georgia, six points behind second-placed North Macedonia, will be promoted to League B, while Gibraltar will enter the play-outs in March 2024 to decide if they will be relegated to League D.

match preview

© Reuters

A 5-1 loss to Bulgaria on Friday ensured Gibraltar would finish last in the group, having scored just one point so far, conceding 16 goals and conceding just two. .

Their last matchup was a 4-0 loss to Los Llanis in June at the start of this Nations League cycle.

It will always be challenging for a team ranked 200th in the FIFA rankings and the points against Bulgaria are highlights that can at least build towards the next campaign, whether in League C or League D. will be .

No win since October 2020 against Liechtenstein. Julio Cesar Rivasteams are looking for a positive performance to finish out this group before their next match in the Nations League next year.

Georgia, on the other hand, had a great success in the Nations League phase. Taking the top spot in the group not only earned them promotion to League B for the next campaign, Willie Sagnolteams are at least playoff places to qualify for Euro 2024.

Georgian star – Khuvica Kvaratshelia -Made a huge impact in both Serie A and the Champions League, scoring 4 goals domestically for Napoli and being one of the stars of the Napoli player’s impressive performance against Liverpool, making him a fan of European club football is a well known name. champions league.

For his country, he has scored 4 goals in this stage of the Nations League, 2 including the goal against North Macedonia in the final match, which they won 2–0.

The Crusaders were also difficult to break in defense. David Cocholaba When Gram Cassia He has proven an integral part of defense as he has kept a clean sheet in three games in the competition.

Georgia hopes this Nations League experience will help them qualify for Euro 2024 next year.

Even if you don’t qualify from your group, you still have a chance in the playoffs. At this stage they failed to qualify for Euro 2020, losing in the pass final to North Macedonia.

Gibraltar Nations League Forms:

Gibraltar Forms (all competitions):

Georgia Nations League Forms:

Georgia Forms (all competitions):

team news

© Reuters

Gibraltar are lined up 4-3-3 in four of their last five games.

Bernardo Lopez When Scott Wiseman We’ve played every minute so far in this campaign, so hopefully we’ll start again with this game, but with nothing to play with, we might get a chance to try a different line-up.

17 years old Nicholas Charles Pozo He made his debut for Gibraltar in this competition, but only briefly came off the bench. A match like this could be an opportunity to help a young talent in the blood.

Throughout the Nations League, Georgia have played in a back-three formation. The line-up is very stable, but with nothing on Willy Sagnol’s side, there could be some rotation.

If captain Gram Kasia plays, it will be his country’s 100th cap and only the third Georgian player to reach the milestone.

Sagnol will have the opportunity to try out a new formation, but the only time he has tried the 4-4-2 formation in this Nations League campaign was at home against Bulgaria.

Candidates for Gibraltar’s starting XI:
Calling; Chipollina, Lopez, Sergeant, Wiseman. Valarino, Trilla, Walker.Pozo, Casciaro, Ronan

Georgia’s starting line-up:
Mamaldashvili; Khocholava, Kashia, Kvirkvelia. Tsitaishvili, Kvekveskiri, Aburjania, Kakabadze;

We say: Gibraltar 0-3 Georgia

Georgia have shown their ability to score many goals throughout the Nations League, but Gibraltar have been prone to conceding. As such, Georgia’s dominant play is expected, and it is highly likely that Kvaratshelia will be included in the goal.

Click here for the most probable results, scoreline and other data analysis for this match.

email preview