Armenia and Georgia meet at Stadion Miejski, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Nations League (League C). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played a game in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 09‑02‑2011, in a match that ended with the final score: Armenia (1‑2) Georgia. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Armenia :
After 1 victory and 1 defeat, the home team reaches this 3rd round in 3rd position in Group 2, with 3 points won. The previous round, they won (2‑0) at home against Estonia, after in the first match of this group stage having lost (2‑1) away against North Macedonia. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last 8 home matches, Armenia has recorded 4 wins and 4 losses. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Armenia comes into this match after a 2-0 reception win over Estonia, ending four consecutive defeats in official matches: the team’s goals were scored by Wbeymar Angulo and Aleksandr Karapetyan. Now, in this game against Georgia, coach Joaquín Caparrós must maintain his usual 4-3-3, in which Tigran Barseghyan, Gegam Kadimyan and Aleksandr Karapetyan are the most offensive references of the team. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the great star of this Armenian team, being very strong in the offensive process and in the counterattack. All players are available for this game.
Georgia :
After 1 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats, the visiting team reaches this 3rd round in the 2nd position of Group 2, with 4 points won. The previous round, they drew (1‑1) at home against North Macedonia, after having won (0‑1) away against Estonia in the first match of this group stage. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 9 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats in their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 7 suffered. In their last match, for the European Championship Qualification, they beat Belarus at home by (1‑0). In their last 9 away matches, Georgia has 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
Georgia comes to this day with a 1-0 win at the reception against Belarus, in a match for the semifinal of qualifying for Euro 2020: the only goal of the match was scored by Tornike Okriashvili. In this match in Armenia, coach Vladimir Weiss must once again favor maintaining ball possession and organized attacks. Quite possibly, we will see this team lined up at 4-3-3, with Tornike Okriashvili, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Valeri Qazaishvili being the most advanced men on the team. All players are available for this game.
