Wales travel to Tbilisi in search of 3 valuable points in their quest for World Cup qualification. Sat in second place in Group D, 4 points adrift of leaders Serbia and with the match against Republic of Ireland looming large on Monday – Chris Coleman’s men will be desperate to keep pace at the top of the group.
UEFA World Cup Qualification Group D – Georgia vs Wales – Friday 6 October 2017 – 19.45 GMT
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Georgia
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Despite not winning a match as yet in group D, Georgia have shown great resilience in all of their matches, drawing 5 and losing 3.
Draws on the road in Wales and Austria, as well as at home to Ireland have given them a platform to build from in future qualification tournaments.
Their failure to beat Moldova at home and away has proved costly however and they need a win to appease their home fans.
Wales
Wales remain unbeaten in qualifying with 3 wins and 5 draws from 8 qualifying matches. Their 1-1 draw with Georgia in Cardiff approximately a year ago was in the midst of a disappointing 5 game drawing streak but with their subsequent 2 wins, World Cup qualification seems a real possibility once again.
Wales have the strongest defence in group D and have only conceded 5 goals in 8 games whilst Georgia have struggled to break teams down – only managing 8 goals in their 8 fixtures this term.
Gareth Bale is set to miss out for Wales with injury and Wales haven’t won any of their last 4 matches without the Real Madrid man in the team.
Head to Head
In their previous match in the group, the two sides battled out a 1-1 draw in Cardiff with an early Gareth Bale strike being cancelled out by Tornike Okriashvili.
Wales have never beaten Georgia in any of their 4 previous meetings with the 2016 draw being the first time they have ever taken points off the Georgians in their history.
Odds and Predictions
Wales have one of the strongest defences in European football and will be looking to keep things tight.
Both teams to score – NO – 8/13 with Bet 365.
Wales have too much quality and should have no problems provided they score early.
Wales to win the match – 5/6 with Betway.
In Gareth Bale’s absence, Hal Robson-Kanu will need to lead the line.
Hal Robson-Kanu to score anytime looks good at 12/5 with Paddy Power.
This could be a very tight match with defence being the order of the day.
Under 2.5 goals in the game represents good value at 8/15 with Sky Bet.
Score Prediction
Georgia 0 – 2 Wales – 13/2 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip
With the game being a ‘must win’ for Wales, they could just have too much quality and drive for the Georgians.
Wales to win and keep a clean sheet in the match – 21/10 – at Ladbrokes