Statistical data before the match Georgia – Czech Republic:
Kick-off: Saturday 7 September, 18:00 (Tbilisi).
Referee: Grinfeeld – Hassan, Yarkoni – Adler (video, all Izr.).
FIFA Ranking: 70th – 47th
Balance:
Georgia – Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia): 1 0-1-0 1:1.
Czechia total balance: 341 181-66-94 607:346.
Czech Republic under coach Hašek: 12 7-3-2 30:12.
The last match between them (ME, 22 June 2024, Hamburg):
Georgia – Czech Republic 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 45.+4 Mikautadze from pen. – 59. Chic. Referee: Siebert – Seidel, Foltyn – Fritz (video, all German). ŽK: Kashija, Gvelesiani, Mekvabishvili, Kočorashvili – Coufal, Provod, D. Jurásek, Holeš, Souček. Spectators: 46,524.
Assemblies:
Georgia: Mamardashvili – Kvirkvelija (82. Gvelesiani), Kashija, Dvali – Kakabadze, Davitashvili (62. Chakvetadze), Mekvabishvili, Kochorashvili, Tsitaishvili (62. Lochoshvili) – Mikautadze (88. Kvilitaja), Kvaracchelija (82. Lobzhanidze). Coach: Sagnol.
Czech Republic: Staněk – Holeš, Hranáč, Ladislav Krejčí II – Coufal, Provod (82. Barák), Souček, D. Jurásek (82. Ševčík) – Černý (55. M. Jurásek), Hložek (55. Lingr) – Schick (68. Caught). Coach: Hasek.
Estimated lineups:
Georgia: Mamardashvili – Dvali, Gvelesiani, Kashia – Kakabadze, Chakvetadze, Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Lochoshvili – Mikautadze, Kvaratcheliya.
Czech Republic: Kovář – Vitík, Hranáč, Ladislav Krejčí II – Coufal, Souček, Král, Ryneš – Provod, Hložek – Schick.
Absence: Mekvabišvili (injury) – Barák, Chorý (both penalty for ČK), Holeš, Jaroš, D. Jurásek, M. Jurásek, Kalas, Masopust, M. Sadílek, Staněk, Vlček (all injured), Douděra (personal reasons).
Top scorers from the current nomination: Kvaracchelija (16) – Schick (20).
Points of interest:
– the teams have only met once so far, at the end of June at the European Championship, where they drew amicably 1:1 in the group
– both teams will play their first match of the season and since the EC
– At the premiere of a big event, Georgia was eliminated from the EC in the round of 16 after losing 1:4 to Spain, the Czech Republic finished after the group
– Georgia have won only one of their last 4 matches (2-0 in Portugal)
– Georgia has lost only one of the last 13 duels at home and has not found a winner there 5 times in a row
– Georgia will make their first appearance in the Nations League in Division B after promotion from League C
– The Czech Republic has not won 3 times in a row, lost 2 times out of 3 matches at the EC and drew once
– The Czech Republic won all 4 preparatory matches before the European Championships after the arrival of coach Hašek in January, who led the national team without defeat even in 5 duels in 2009
– The Czech Republic has lost only one of the last 7 away matches
– The Czech Republic has been relegated from League A in the League of Nations and will appear in Group B for the third time in 4 seasons
– goalkeepers Markovič and Zadražil and defender Ryneš (all Czech) can claim their first start for the representative A-team
– coach Hašek (Czech Republic) celebrates his 61st birthday today
