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They are chasing what would be a historic first major tournament win, having drawn and lost their opening two matches. Only Greece have got their first such victory against Portugal, beating them en route to lifting the trophy at Euro 2004.
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Georgia have proven tough to beat in the last year; since losing three in a row between June and September 2023, they have only lost two of their last nine games (W4 D3).
Georges Mikautadze etched his name into Georgia’s history books after scoring their first goal at the Euros, before becoming the sixth player to net both of his nation’s first two goals at the tournament and the first since Andriy Shevchenko in 2012 for Ukraine.
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After a free-flowing attacking performance in their 3-1 defeat to Turkey, which saw Georgia have 14 shots and hit the woodwork twice, they failed to recapture that same spark against the Czechs.
They did earn their first point, though, agonisingly missing out on that first victory as Saba Lobjanidze squandered a golden chance with the last kick of the game.
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Across the first two matchdays of Euro 2024, Georgia faced more shots (49), more shots on target (20) and had a higher expected goals against (xGA) figure (6.1) than any other side.
Furthermore, Giorgi Mamardashvili made more saves (16) – 11 of which came against the Czech Republic – and prevented more goals (3.1) than any other goalkeeper in the first two matchdays, according to Opta’s expected goals on target (xGOT) conceded model; he let in four goals despite facing an xGOT of 7.1.