The Georgians have qualified for the European Championship for the first time and promised to make a splash there. With a forward like Gvartshelia in the lineup, I think they can score, and perhaps more than one goal, against Turkey. I would not rule out BTTS and TO 2.5 goals today.
Turkey played unsuccessfully in friendly matches before the start of this tournament, but they attacked a lot in many matches and created many corners, and today, playing against Georgia, they will attack even more. And I think there will be many corners in the match.
I’ll try taking Georgia to receive enough yellow cards in this match. The team is quite uncompromising, and in the battle for the ball, the hot-tempered Georgian players may play rather harshly. Turkey is no pushover either, of course, but today Georgia will win the yellow-card count.
Pre-Match Facts
Motivation
Tournament progress - the season has recently started
Turkey - 2.5/10
Status in the current match - clear favourite
Turkey1.62
Draw4.08
Georgia5.9
Next match - in 4 days, against a clear favourite
Turkey6.33
Draw3.88
Portugal1.625
Georgia - 2/10
Status in the current match - clear underdog
Turkey1.62
Draw4.08
Georgia5.9
Next match - in 4 days, against a clear favourite
Georgia5.02
Draw3.75
Czech Republic1.77
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without a first-team player - midfielder Ирфан Кахведжи, with one more player a doubt. Several away players may miss this match.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Факундо Тельо Фигероа (Argentina). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 522 yellow cards (averaging 5.2 per match) and 34 red cards (averaging 0.3 per match), making him one of the strictest referees. He has awarded a penalty in 32% of matches (32 out of 100). Based on this statistic, an over on total yellow cards could be worth considering for this match.