Georgia vs Turkey: prediction & betting odds 4 September 2025

The Matchday 5 encounter of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament between Georgia and Turkey will be held on September 4 at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi. Georgia vs. Turkey: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Georgia

For the team, the qualifying tournament is just beginning, while in the previous World Cup qualification, Georgia accumulated only seven points, finishing fourth in their group. However, the national team won their last two World Cup qualifying matches, having previously gone 18 games without a victory (6 draws, 12 losses). Notably, Georgia has never before qualified for the World Cup.

• The team has not won in regular time in 11 of their last 12 home matches in World Cup qualification (3 draws, 8 losses).
• No more than two goals have been scored in 90 minutes in 6 of the last 8 home matches of the team in this qualification.
• Georgia has not scored more than once in regular time in 12 of their last 13 home games in World Cup qualification.

Predicted lineup for Georgia (4-4-2)

Giorgi Mamardashvili – Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Saba Goglichidze, Guram Kashia, Otar Kiteishvili – Otar Kakabadze, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Giorgi Tsitaishvili – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi Mikautadze.

Turkey

Turkey has also not yet played any matches in the current World Cup qualification. In the previous World Cup qualification, the team was close to reaching the main tournament, finishing second in their group, trailing the Netherlands by two points. However, in the playoffs, Turkey lost to Portugal (1-3) and did not qualify for the World Cup. In World Cup qualification, the team has not lost in 10 of their last 12 matches (6 wins, 4 draws). Notably, Turkey last participated in the World Cup in 2002.

• The team has not lost in regular time in 5 of their last 7 away matches in World Cup qualification (4 wins, 1 draw).
• At least three goals have been scored in 90 minutes in 7 of the team's last 7 away matches in this qualification.
• Turkey has scored at least twice in regular time in 5 of their last 7 away games in World Cup qualification.

Predicted lineup for Turkey (4-5-1)

Ugurcan Cakir – Evren Elmali, Abdülkerim Bardakci, Samet Akaydin, Mert Müldür – Oguz Aydin, Ismail Yüksek, Arda Güler, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Kenan Yildiz – Kerem Aktürkoğlu.

Referee

Davide Massa (Italy)

Matches – 16 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 45;

Average yellow cards per match – 2.8;

Red cards shown – 2;

Average fouls per match – 19;

Penalties – 25%.

Match Prediction: Georgia vs. Turkey

At home, Georgia rarely achieves their goals, but the team strives to play actively up front and scores regularly. In the last nine home games in World Cup qualification, Georgia failed to score in only three instances, netting against opponents like Spain, Sweden, Austria, and Serbia during this stretch. Meanwhile, in 9 of the last 10 home matches in World Cup qualification, Georgia has conceded.

Turkey prefers an attacking style of play even away from home and has no issues with scoring: in the last seven away games in World Cup qualification, the team has never left the field without scoring. Moreover, in five of those matches, Turkey scored at least twice. However, the team has kept a clean sheet only twice in their last 11 away matches in World Cup qualification.

I expect both teams to score in this encounter, and my prediction: Both teams to score – yes