Georgia host Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League. Both sides go into it with fairly steady recent form, Georgia unbeaten in their last six outings and Ukraine mixing wins with a couple of defeats.
These two met twice in this competition just under two years ago, and both games were decided by the finest of margins. That tightness is worth keeping in mind as we look at how each side arrives here.
Analysis updated .
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How have they been playing?
Georgia's recent sample reads well on paper: six matches, three wins, three draws and no defeats, with nine goals scored and only four conceded. That's a tidy defensive record over that stretch, even if most of it has come in friendlies rather than competitive fixtures.
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Georgia: 7 completed matches; Ukraine: 6 completed matches.
Georgia
- Win
- 42.9% 3 / 7
- Draw
- 42.9% 3 / 7
- Loss
- 14.2% 1 / 7
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 5
- Difference
- +4
Ukraine
- Win
- 66.7% 4 / 6
- Draw
- 0% 0 / 6
- Loss
- 33.3% 2 / 6
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 7
- Difference
- +2
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Georgia | Northern Ireland | 25.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies | Georgia | Bahrain | 05.06.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Georgia | Romania | 02.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Lithuania | Georgia | 29.03.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies | Georgia | Israel | 26.03.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Georgia | Cape Verde Islands | 08.06.2025 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Georgia | Faroe Islands | 05.06.2025 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Hungary | Ukraine | 25.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies | Denmark | Ukraine | 07.06.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Poland | Ukraine | 31.05.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies | Ukraine | Albania | 31.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | New Zealand | Ukraine | 11.06.2025 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies | Canada | Ukraine | 07.06.2025 | 4-2 |
Ukraine's form is more mixed. Three wins and two losses from five games, with eight scored and seven conceded, suggests a side capable of scoring but also open to being hit back. It's a smaller sample too, so it's worth not reading too much into it either way.
Georgia's underlying numbers look tidier, but most of this form comes from friendlies rather than competitive nights like this one.
Comparative Team Statistics: Georgia vs Ukraine

What happened last time?
These two have met twice recently, both in the Nations League back in late 2024. Georgia drew 1-1 at home, then lost 1-0 away in Ukraine. Neither game was one-sided, and both finished with a single goal in it or level.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Georgia | Ukraine | 16.11.2024 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Ukraine | Georgia | 11.10.2024 | 1-0 |
That's not a huge sample, and it's over a year old now, but it does point to a fixture that tends to be closely fought rather than one team running away with it.
Both recorded meetings were tight, low-scoring affairs.
Team news
The player information available centres on Georgia. G. Chakvetadze has been their most productive creative outlet recently, with two assists in eight appearances, while L. Dvali and G. Kashia have both picked up three yellow cards apiece in seven matches, suggesting a settled backline that's had to work.
There's no comparable player detail available for Ukraine here, so it's hard to say much about their personnel heading into this one.

How might this one go?
Put it all together and you've got a Georgia side with a solid recent record and a settled defence, up against a Ukraine team that's shown they can score but also concede. The last two meetings between these sides didn't produce many goals, and both were close throughout.
Given the head-to-head pattern and Georgia's tighter recent numbers at the back, this doesn't look like a fixture set up for an open, high-scoring game, even if either side's individual form has occasionally suggested otherwise.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kvaratskhelia | Georgia | 25 | Attacker | 183 | 76 |
| G. Tsitaishvili | Georgia | 25 | Attacker | 171 | 63 |
| O. Kiteishvili | Georgia | 30 | Midfielder | 173 | 65 |
| G. Chakvetadze | Georgia | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 78 |
| I. Beriashvili | Georgia | 28 | Defender | 190 cm | 80 kg |
| D. Kereselidze | Georgia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 81 |
| B. Zivzivadze | Georgia | 32 | Attacker | 189 | 85 |
| L. Gugeshashvili | Georgia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 196 | 91 |
| Z. Davitashvili | Georgia | 25 | Attacker | 175 | 63 |
| G. Mamardashvili | Georgia | 26 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 90 |
| L. Gadrani | Georgia | 29 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| L. Dvali | Georgia | 31 | Defender | 191 | 80 |
| O. Kakabadze | Georgia | 31 | Midfielder | 186 | 79 |
| J. Tabidze | Georgia | 30 | Defender | 187 | 77 |
| L. Lochoshvili | Georgia | 28 | Defender | 191 | 84 |
| G. Kochorashvili | Georgia | 27 | Midfielder | 178 | 74 |
| A. Mekvabishvili | Georgia | 25 | Midfielder | 174 | 68 |
| G. Mikautadze | Georgia | 25 | Midfielder | 176 | 71 |
| G. Gagua | Georgia | 24 | Attacker | 193 | n/a |
| N. Lominadze | Georgia | 24 | Midfielder | 194 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Trubin | Ukraine | 25 | Goalkeeper | 199 | 88 |
| V. Bondar | Ukraine | 27 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| M. Matvienko | Ukraine | 30 | Defender | 182 | 74 |
| D. Riznyk | Ukraine | 27 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 77 |
| R. Malinovskyi | Ukraine | 33 | Midfielder | 181 | 79 |
| V. Mykolenko | Ukraine | 27 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| M. Shaparenko | Ukraine | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| V. Tsygankov | Ukraine | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| E. Nazaryna | Ukraine | 29 | Midfielder | 183 | 69 |
| R. Yaremchuk | Ukraine | 30 | Forward | 191 | 79 |
| A. Dovbyk | Ukraine | 29 | Attacker | 189 | 92 |
| A. Yarmolenko | Ukraine | 36 | Midfielder | 189 | 81 |
| O. Tymchyk | Ukraine | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 67 |
| O. Nazarenko | Ukraine | 26 | Midfielder | 177 | 60 |
| O. Zubkov | Ukraine | 30 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| D. Ignatenko | Ukraine | 29 | Midfielder | 189 | 84 |
| D. Sikan | Ukraine | 25 | Attacker | 187 | 79 |
| E. Sarapiy | Ukraine | 27 | Defender | 180 cm | 66 kg |
| R. Neshcheret | Ukraine | 24 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 81 |
| V. Vanat | Ukraine | 24 | Attacker | 182 | 69 |
Nothing here points to a one-sided contest. Georgia's defensive numbers and the tight history between these two both lean toward a cagier night than an end-to-end one.
It's not a certainty, given Ukraine's capacity for goals when they get going, but the balance of evidence favours a lower-scoring match over a high one.
