Sunday , 16 August 2026

Georgia vs Portugal, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Georgia
2 – 0
Full Time
Portugal
Wed 26 Jun 2024 · 19:00 UTC Veltins-Arena 49,616 HT 45' · FT 45'
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2' 1–0
Georges Mikautadze pen 57' 2–0
Y 28' Cristiano Ronaldo
Y 44' Pedro Neto
Y 53' Ruben Neves
Anzor Mekvabishvili 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Georgia vs Portugal — European Championship at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Assistant 1 Stefan Lupp
  • Assistant 2 Bekim Zogaj
8 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Georgia 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-26 Georgia 2–0 Portugal

Recent Form

Georgia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Portugal H 2–0 W
22 Jun Czechia H 1–1 D
18 Jun Turkey A 1–3 L
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Georgia A 0–2 L
22 Jun Turkey A 3–0 W
18 Jun Czechia H 2–1 W
10 Dec Morocco A 0–1 L
06 Dec Switzerland H 6–1 W
02 Dec South Korea A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Georgia this season
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Georgia
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Georgia
Georges Mikautadze 3 G 1 A
Portugal
Francisco Conceicao 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Georgia vs Portugal — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' Georgia is taking the lead after the goal scored by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on 2.
  • 7' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Georgia and Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 12' Luka Lochoshvili, a Georgia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' Georgia has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Georgia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' The referee shows Portugal player a card on 28.
  • 33' The 25-year-old Giorgi Mamardashvili has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Willy Sagnol will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Giorgi Gvelesiani is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portugal so far.
  • 44' Pedro Neto is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 46' Ruben Neves is replacing Joao Palhinha for the Portugal side.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Georgia winning 100% of all matches.
  • 53' Portugal receives a card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 57' What a strike from Georges Mikautadze! The score is 2-0.
  • 62' Otar Kakabadze has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Georgia! Georgiy Tsitaishvili comes on to replace Luka Lochoshvili.
  • 66' Portugal make a change. Cristiano Ronaldo trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Ramos on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Georgia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Portugal. Pedro Neto is replaced by Diogo Jota.
  • 76' The Georgia manager makes a substitution. Giorgi Gvelesiani departs to be replaced by Solomon Kverkvelia.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Anzor Mekvabishvili. He replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze on 81 minute.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anzor Mekvabishvili on 85.
  • 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Georgia celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Georgia Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Willy Sagnol

Portugal Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Georgia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Georgia53% Draw28% Portugal19%
Actual: Georgia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Georgia or Draw
80%
Draw or Portugal
47%
Georgia or Portugal
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Georgia36% Draw50% Portugal14%
Actual: Georgia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Georgia

Handicap Georgia covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Georgia keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Portugal keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.