Georgia vs Albania Prediction & Betting Tips (14 October)

Never qualified for any international competition before this year, Georgia was finally able to make a name for itself on the continental scene by participating in Euro 2024. The Crusaders indeed achieved a very good performance by climbing into 1/8th of final of the tournament by finishing in 3rd place in their group behind Portugal and Turkey but ahead of the Czech Republic before logically losing in the 1/8th final against the future winner, Spain 4-1. That said, this course allowed Georges Mikautadze's teammates to gain confidence. They also negotiated their debut in this Nations League perfectly by winning against the Czech Republic 4-1 then against Albania 0-1 last month to take the lead in this group. On Friday, Georgia will face Ukraine on neutral ground, in Poland, to try to remain leaders. Albania, for its part, was not really able to do well during the Euro last June.

Having fallen into a particularly difficult group, it only ranked last in its group behind Spain, Italy and Croatia with only one point on the clock after 3 matches. Last September, the Rouge et Noir didn't start their journey in the Nations League too badly. But after being able to beat Ukraine 1-2, they were dominated by Georgia 0-1 a few days later. On Friday, Albania will challenge the Czechia.

Unlike the September gathering, defenders Azarovi (Shakhtar Donetsk, 18 sel) and Tabidze (Makhachkala, 15 sel) and midfielder Lobhanidze (37 sel, 3 goals) are not in the summoned group from Georgia. On the other hand, this team still relies on attackers Kvaratskhelia (Naples, 17 goals in 36 seasons) and Mikautadze (Lyon, 14 goals in 31 seasons) who are the real offensive leaders of this formation while winger Davitashvili (Saint -Etienne, 6 goals in 41 seasons) must above all be content with a place on the bench. Goalkeeper Mamardashvili (Valencia, 23 sel) takes his place in the cages while midfielders Kochorashvili (Levante, 14 sel) and Chakvetadze (Watford, 9 goals in 31 sel) start in midfield. For Albania, the defender frame Djimsiti (Atalanta, 61 sel), midfielders Medon Berisha (Lecce, 3 sel) and Bare (Zaragoza, 29 sel) and important attackers Uzuni (5 goals in 36 sel), Manaj (Sivasspor, 8 goals in 39 sel) and Broja (Everton, 5 goals in 23 seasons) are not there in October.

On the other hand, we still find in this team several elements accustomed to the high level like the defenders Hysaj (Lazio, 88 sel) and Ismajli (Empoli, 40 sel) and the midfielders Asllani (Inter, 25 sel) and Ramadani (Lecce, 40 sels) who all play in Serie A. The goalkeeper Strakosha (AEK Athens, 33 sels) as well as the offensive executives like Bajrami (Rangers, 5 goals in 28 sels) and Asani (Gwangju, 5 goals in 18 sels) will also be operational.