Georgia hosts Sweden in round 9 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, November 11th at Adjarabet Arena (Batumi)
Georgia is ranked 4th in the standings with four points. The Crusaders gained one victory and one draw and suffered five losses in seven rounds. The Georgian national team will finish the qualifiers without any chances of getting a ticket to Qatar. Sagnol's footballers lost with a large score only in the away match against Spain (4-0), but they did not have enough class to fully compete with the leaders of the group. However, the Georgians are still coping with the minimum task — not to take the last place in the group. On October 12, the Crusaders achieved an away victory over Kosovo (1-2) and bypassed this team in the standings.
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The national team of Sweden is in 1st place in the group with 15 points. The Scandinavians chalked up five victories and one defeat in six matches, and they are two steps from securing a berth at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Thanks to the stable results in the qualification, the Swedes are two points ahead of the Spaniards. Sweden suffered the only defeat in Greece (2-1), but in the rest of the matches, Andersson's players were stronger than their competitors. In October, the Blue-Yellows played two successful home matches. They hammered the Kosovans (3-0) and then took revenge on the Greeks for the away defeat, beating them with a score of 2-0.
The Georgians have no tournament motivation, but they will play the final match in this qualification at their native stadium. The Crusaders will try to complete it with a decent result. On the other hand, the Swedes should not lose points before a very difficult trip to Spain, where the winner of the group will be determined. The Scandinavians are the favorites of the upcoming game, and due to the superiority in the class, they should get the important three points. All six previous matches of Sweden in the qualification ended with Under 3.5 goals scored. Andersson's charges will play rationally in order to save energy for the final round, so a very large score is unlikely to be recorded in the upcoming game as well.
Prediction for the match: Sweden to win and Under 3.5 goals scored