Georgia vs Northern Ireland Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena

Georgia

Northern Ireland

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Both Teams To Score

Reason for tip

Georgia have only kept one clean sheet across their three home fixtures this year, and they shipped 15 goals across their six World Cup qualifiers. NI have seen BTTS land in visits to Wales and France this year.

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Draw 1-1

Reason for tip

Georgia are unbeaten across their four internationals this year, but they’ve shared score-draws with Israel and Romania in that run. The hosts have won only three of their previous 12 competitive matches, while NI shared a 1-1 draw with Wales in March.

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Mikautadze To Score Anytime

Reason for tip

Mikautadze scored for Villarreal in their final game before the international break, and the forward has scored nine goals across his last 10 appearances for his country, moving him within three goals of their all-time scoring record.

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Georgia conceded 15 goals across six World Cup qualifiers
The hosts kept only two clean sheets in eight matches in their last Nations League campaign
BTTS landed in Northern Ireland’s away clashes with France and Wales this year

Nations League campaign could be key for NI

With Northern Ireland no longer sharing hosting duties at Euro 2028, they’ve lost the safety net of a potential automatic spot at the tournament. With Michael O’Neill’s side aiming to end what will be a 12-year wait to participate at a major tournament, the Nations League could be crucial.

Success in the last Nations League campaign earned NI a place in the World Cup play-offs last spring, and it once again acts as a back door into the Euro 2028 play-offs.

Friday’s opener takes them to Tbilisi to face Georgia, a side that have struggled since their appearance at the last Euros.

Georgia were almost relegated from the second tier of the Nations League, and they kept only two clean sheets across their last eight matches in this competition. They followed that by conceding 15 times across their six World Cup qualifiers, and they could be exposed at the back once again.

O’Neill’s new-look NI side are a lot more composed on the ball than his last generation, and they’ve scored in visits to Wales and France this year.

Defensively, they’re vulnerable on the road, having failed to keep a clean sheet in nine consecutive away internationals. That should play into the hands of Georgia forward Georges Mikautadze, who has scored nine times across his last 10 appearances for his country.