Turkey vs. Georgia Prediction on June 18, 2024

Match info

The first round of group stage matches at the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship for men in Germany comes to a close on Gameday 5, with Turkey and Georgia vying for second place in Group F if all goes according to plan and Portugal emerging as the clear favorite here, as predicted. It’s an opportunity for Georgian players to make history, since this is the first time a former Soviet republic has participated in the Euros as a sovereign nation. Turkey vs. Georgia will be played on Tuesday, June 18, at 6 p.m. local time at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.

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Meeting statistics

The current form of Turkey

Having qualified for five of the previous seven European Championships, Turkey is an experienced team in this competition. Making a strong start will be crucial for “The Crescent-Stars” in what may be considered a very difficult Group F.

Turkey’s best result at the Euros was reaching the semi-finals in 2008. They have a good chance of moving on to the knockout stages with this group. A loss—or even a tie—against Georgia might have costly consequences later on.

Turkey will be hoping for a better performance in Germany after unsuccessfully living up to their nickname as the “dark horse” in Euro 2020. The team led by Vincenzo Montella won three of their last five encounters with Georgia and lost only one of their eight qualifying games to lead Group D by 17 points, one point ahead of runners-up Croatia, a country that FIFA ranks 10th in the world.

Turkey did lead all teams in goal scoring in its group during qualification with 14, but the Crescent-Stars didn’t have a standout player. Kerem Aktürkoğlu of Galatasaray and Cenk Tosun of Beşiktaş led the way with two goals apiece, demonstrating their versatility on the field.

The current form of Georgia

While Georgia is excited to be at UEFA Euro 2024, they won’t be turning the other cheek to rivals and will be hoping to get past the group stages. After making it to this tournament, these Georgian players have already made history, but they are most definitely not here to pad the stats. Should Georgia be filled with enthusiasm and bravery, it might very well surprise Turkey.

The “Crusaders” enter the tournament having only lost one of their previous six games, including their thrilling play-off final penalty shootout triumph against Greece. Their results in qualifying, however, won’t give Willy Sagnol’s team much cause for optimism, as they ended fourth in Group A with eight points, nine behind second-placed Scotland.

Head-to-head

Since 2002, Turkey and Georgia have met five times; their most recent encounter took place in 2012 (Turkey won 3-1 in an international friendly). In the following period, a lot has changed for both countries. Despite having only defeated Turkey once, in 2007. Georgia will be looking to win their first European Championship match.

Match analytics

Turkey’s tournament experience going into Germany could be crucial in determining how this match turns out, with Georgia possibly getting an unsettling reality punch in Dortmund.

Turkey will likely triumph in both halves, so Half Time / Full Time 1/1 could easily be the winning bet. Rivalo set odds of 2.55 for this.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. Turkey vs. Georgia 3:1