Türkiye vs Georgia football prediction: Newcomer creates surprise?

(VTC News) - Turkey vs Georgia analysis, detailed assessment of form and strength of the two teams before the EURO 2024 match taking place at 11pm today, June 18.

The first shocks came in EURO 2024 last night (June 17) when Romania beat Ukraine and Slovakia defeated Belgium. Fans can expect the next surprise to come in tonight's Türkiye vs Georgia Group F match.

Türkiye vs Georgia Prediction and Form

The Turkish national team qualified for EURO 2024 as the top team in Group D. Coach Vincenzo Montella's team won 17 points, ranking above Croatia. However, Türkiye's performance in the qualifying round is difficult to reassure fans. They are one of the two teams at the top of the group with the worst performance, both in terms of points and goals. The detail that put coach Montella under a lot of pressure is a series of 5 consecutive matches without a win before EURO 2024 (2 draws, 3 losses). Notably, this team only scored 3 goals.

Overall, Türkiye is a team with a defensive style of play. However, when they are in a "superior" position, they have a hard time. The opening match of the EURO 2024 group stage could be such a challenge because Türkiye's opponent is a team participating in the EURO for the first time. Georgia entered EURO 2024 through the play-offs via the Nations League. In the qualifying round, they only finished fourth in a group with Spain, Scotland, Norway and Cyprus. Georgia only had 2 wins (both against the weakest team in the group) and 2 draws.

Compare forces

Türkiye lost several key players due to injuries before entering the tournament. They are Enes Unal, Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak. Real Madrid's young star Arda Guler is expected to shine in attack. In addition, Hakan Calhanoglu with his powerful long-range shots and free kicks could also be a formidable "weapon" for Turkey. Meanwhile, the Georgian squad has very few well-known names. The rare star of this team is Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The Napoli player was criticized for his poor form at one point. However, he quickly regained his stability to end the season with 11 goals and 8 assists. Türkiye's expected lineup: Gunok; Ayhan, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Ozcan, Calhanoglu; Guler, Yildiz, Akturkoglu; Yilmaz Georgia's expected lineup: Mamardashvili; Kverkvelia, Kashia, Dvali; Kakabadze, Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Shengelia, Chakvetadze; Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze