Spain v Georgia – Lineups, stats and preview
Spain take on Georgia this coming Saturday in World Cup Qualification.
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Spain, the 2010 World Cup winners, will look to continue their perfect start to life in Group E when they welcome Georgia on Saturday.
Away wins in Turkey and Bulgaria got European champions Spain off to a 100% start, with Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino already scoring four times.
No side from Europe has qualified for the finals next summer yet but Spain are handily placed with four matches remaining.
Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 and reached the last 16 while playing some exciting footbal. They are second in the group as it stands and will be looking to reach the play-offs.
Spain v Georgia team news
Spain are without Real Madrid’s former Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen, who has a calf strain so ex-Manchester City centre-back Aymeric Laporte has been called up.
Rodri, Gavi, Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal are all also out. Spain have strength in depth though and will call on Pedro Porro and Arsenal duo Merino and Martin Zubimendi.
Georgia are without Giorgi Chakvetadze thanks to injury but star man Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is available.
Spain v Georgia expected lineups
Spain: Simon; Porro, Le Normand, Cubarsi, Cucurella; Pedri, Merino, Zubimendi; Olmo, Oyarzabal, F Torres
Georgia: Mamardashvili; Kakabadze, Kashia, Goglichidze, Azarovi; Gagnidze, Kochorashvili, Mekvabishvili; Davitashvili, Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia
Spain v Georgia stats
- In 14 of the last 16 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Spain have won 11 of the last 13 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Spain have won 11 of the last 13 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Spain home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Georgia matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Georgia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Georgia away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Georgia away matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Georgia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
How to watch Spain v Georgia
The match is available to stream in the UK on Amazon’s Prime PPV service.
Prediction
Spain are arguably the best team in Europe right now and even carrying injuries look to have more than enough firepower to find a way past Georgia.
Spain 3-0 Georgia