Georgia vs. Ukraine: Upcoming Nations League Match Announcement

The national team of Ukraine will face the national team of Georgia in the fifth round of Division B of the Nations League 2024/25.

The latest news and a brief preview of the match can be found in the article by RBK-Ukraine.

Georgia – Ukraine

November 16, 19:00, Batumi, "Adjarabet Arena", broadcast on "Suspilne" (regional channels) and MEGOGO

The "blue and yellow" team arrived at the Caucasian resort not to enjoy the autumn breeze. After a disappointing September with two losses, Sergey Rebrov's squad slightly improved their standings in October. However, the Ukrainian team remains at the bottom of group B1 and must secure victories against Georgia and Albania.

To help achieve the goal of promotion, stars returning from injury are crucial. Matviyenko will return to the center of defense alongside Zabarniy, while Mykolenko will cover the left flank. Meanwhile, Brazhko will replace the new crowd favorite Kalyuzhny in the starting lineup. The intrigue remains on the right flank of the attack, where the chances of Hutsuliak and Zubkov are roughly equal.

However, Rebrov and the fans will place their greatest hopes on other players. The double "brain" of the team, consisting of Shaparenko and Sudakov, the explosiveness of Mudryk, and the goal-scoring instincts of Dovbik remain the main assets of the "blue and yellow." The Georgian team will try to neutralize these qualities with coordinated actions from their defense line.

The match-up on the flanks will be crucial. Konoplya will need help from his teammates to stop Serie A star Kvaratskhelia. The dangerous Chakvetadze and Mikautadze must be closely monitored by the center-back pair and the defensive midfielder throughout the 90 minutes. Consequently, the Ukrainian team will also rely on teamwork.

Projected line-ups for the match Georgia – Ukraine

Georgia: Mamardashvili – Gvelesiani, Kashia, Dvali – Kakabadze, Chakvetadze, Kiteiashvili, Kochorashvili, Locheshvili – Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia

Ukraine: Trubin – Konoplya, Zabarniy, Matviyenko, Mykolenko – Brazhko – Zubkov, Shaparenko, Sudakov, Mudryk – Dovbik

RBK-Ukraine Sport Prediction – 0:1

Both teams need a victory. However, this situation does not bode well for a high-scoring game. It is likely that once again, the outcome of the match will be decided by a single goal. Rebrov's team needs a strong start to ensure that the "crusaders," driven forward by the crowd, do not gain momentum. The "blue and yellow" will have opportunities at the opponent's goal; the key will be converting those chances.

By the way, earlier we analyzed the options for the Ukrainian team to advance from the Nations League group.