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Spain vs Georgia predictions: Euro 2024 tips and odds
Ian Wilkerson’s Spain vs Georgia betting tips include 6/4, 6/5 and 4/1-priced selections, with Alvaro Morata backed to score
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Our betting expert has three Spain vs Georgia tips for Sunday’s European Championship round-of-16 tie in Cologne (8pm BST kick-off). Scroll down for the analysis behind his selections.
Spain vs Georgia betting tips
- Both teams to score @ 6/4 with bet365
- Unai Simon to make over 1.5 saves @ 6/5 with bet365
- Bet builder – Spain to win, Alvaro Morata to score and over two Georgia corners @ 4/1 with bet365
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Georgians can put up bold show
There have been a few teams who have caught the eye at the European Championship, but only one came through the group stage with a 100 per cent record of three victories. So the Spaniards are rightly being touted as potential tournament winners.
Coach Luis de la Fuente had the luxury of making wholesale changes for his side’s last mini-league game, a 1-0 win over Albania. His men have yet to concede a goal at the finals, so it is understandable that they are red-hot favourites to make light work of Georgia in Cologne on Sunday night.
However, their opponents should not be completely dismissed – and one thing that is guaranteed is the Georgians are not going to sit back and try to play for penalties.
They could not have been more positive in beating Portugal 2-0 to earn their place in the last 16, scoring in the opening two minutes, and they have won plenty of fans in their first major tournament.
Even if they are up against it, they can create chances. If Spain get themselves into a comfortable position and take their foot off the gas, they could become vulnerable to Georgia’s star attackers, making the odds on both teams finding the net look generous.
Spain vs Georgia tip 1: Both teams to score @ 6/4 with bet365
Kvaratskhelia set to lead from the front
The outright odds suggest that Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon may be little more than a spectator on Sunday, but that conclusion probably does Georgia a disservice.
Willy Sagnol’s side benefited from a nothing-to-lose attitude in their victory over Portugal on Wednesday and it is difficult to see them adopting any other tactic against their unbeaten opponents.
They will not be shy in trying their luck, especially from distance, and even if their efforts fail to muster much power, Simon may still need to lay a glove on the ball. So it seems generous to offer an odds-against price about the Spanish keeper making more than one save during the whole 90 minutes.
Spain vs Georgia tip 2: Unai Simon to make over 1.5 saves @ 6/5 with bet365
La Roja’s class likely to tell in the end
It seems likely that Georgia’s spirited Euros campaign in Germany will come to an end on Sunday and a victory for unbeaten Spain has to be considered the cornerstone of a three-selection bet builder for the Cologne clash.
The Georgians should put up a spirited show, but it would still be a huge shock if they were to defeat arguably the tournament’s most impressive team, especially as Spain beat them 7-1 and 3-1 in qualifying.
Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata is often chastised for needing plenty of chances before he converts and he has had eight attempts at goal so far in this tournament to net just once. But this looks a good opportunity for him to boost that strike rate given he bagged a hat-trick in Spain’s 7-1 rout of the Crusaders last September. He should be taken to score anytime.
Finally, Georgia can be expected to push forward when they do get the chance and are likely to seek headway in wide areas. So take the underdogs to force at least three corners to create a bet builder that pays out at 4/1.
Spain vs Georgia tip 3 Bet builder: Spain to win, Alvaro Morata to score and over two Georgia corners @ 4/1 with bet365
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