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Georgia — Ukraine, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Georgia W29 Mar · Away Lithuania · 2:0D2 Jun · Home Romania · 1:1W5 Jun · Home Bahrain · 2:0L25 Sep · Home Northern Ireland · 0:1D28 Sep · Home Ukraine · 0:0L2 Oct · Away Hungary · 0:1
0:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Ukraine W31 Mar · Home Albania · 1:0W31 May · Away Poland · 2:0L7 Jun · Away Denmark · 1:2W25 Sep · Away Hungary · 1:0D28 Sep · Away Georgia · 0:0L2 Oct · Home Northern Ireland · 0:3
Venue: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena City: Tbilisi

In the UEFA Nations League game on 28 September 2026, Georgia beat Ukraine 0:0. Match numbers: shots on target 5:2, corners 4:0.

Match report

Georgia and Ukraine played out a goalless draw in their UEFA Nations League League B fixture at the Boris Paichadze Dynamo Arena on Sunday evening. The result leaves Georgia fourth in the table with zero points after one game, while Ukraine move up to second place with three points from a single victory over Hungary earlier in the week. It was a match defined by tension rather than opportunity, with both sides cautious in attack and careful in defence. The first half saw Georgia's Vladyslav Vanat booked in the seventeenth minute, a warning that set the tone for an increasingly physical contest. Ukraine made three substitutions on the hour mark — Matviy Ponomarenko, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok and Vanat himself coming off — suggesting a tactical shift before the break. By then, the game had settled into a pattern where possession meant little without penetration, and both teams seemed content to avoid mistakes. Second half events piled up without drama. Danylo Sikan went offside in the forty-sixth minute, followed by yellow cards for Saba Goglichidze, Valeriy Bondar, Anzor Mekvabishvili and Oleg Ocheretko. Georgia brought on Maksym Khlan, Georges Mikautadze, Otar Kiteishvili, Giorgi Chakvetadze and later Giorgi Kochorashvili, while Ukraine added Oleksandr Zubkov. The substitutions told their own story — managers looking for something, but finding none. The statistics paint a picture of a match where both sides created little of real consequence. Georgia registered five shots on target against six off target, with an expected goals figure of 0.91. Ukraine managed just two shots on target from ten attempts, their xG sitting at a mere 0.17. Both teams completed over half their passes, but the key metric here is that Georgia created one big chance while Ukraine created none. And here's the thing — when a game produces a single big chance across ninety minutes, the result was never truly in doubt. We had Georgia winning, with 58 per cent confidence based on their home advantage and recent form. The prediction didn't materialise, and it wasn't for lack of trying. Ukraine were reduced to nothing by Georgia's defensive organisation, and by the time the final whistle blew, it was clear that cup football has its own rules — patience and discipline often outweigh raw talent. The table now shows Georgia rooted to fourth place with zero points from one defeat, while Ukraine sit second with three points from one win. The goal difference remains level at zero for both sides, but the gap in points tells the real story. Georgia have not won since their opening fixture, and this draw does little to suggest a turnaround is imminent.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51
Shots on target 5 – 2
Shots off target 6 – 5
Expected goals 0.91 – 0.17

Match events

  1. 17' 0:0 Ukraine Yellow card Vladyslav Vanat
  2. 45' 0:0 Ukraine Substitution Matviy Ponomarenko off: Roman Yaremchuk
  3. 45' 0:0 Ukraine Substitution Oleksandr Pikhalyonok off: Oleg Ocheretko
  4. 45' 0:0 Ukraine Substitution Vladyslav Vanat off: Danylo Sikan
  5. 46' 0:0 Ukraine Yellow card Danylo Sikan
  6. 54' 0:0 Georgia Yellow card Saba Goglichidze
  7. 65' 0:0 Ukraine Substitution Maksym Khlan off: Mykola Shaparenko
  8. 67' 0:0 Georgia Substitution Georges Mikautadze off: Giorgi Kvernadze
  9. 73' 0:0 Georgia Substitution Otar Kiteishvili off: Anzor Mekvabishvili
  10. 73' 0:0 Georgia Substitution Giorgi Chakvetadze off: Zuriko Davitashvili
  11. 75' 0:0 Ukraine Yellow card Valeriy Bondar
  12. 79' 0:0 Ukraine Substitution Oleksandr Zubkov off: Viktor Tsygankov
  13. 81' 0:0 Georgia Yellow card Anzor Mekvabishvili
  14. 89' 0:0 Ukraine Yellow card Oleg Ocheretko
  15. 90+2' 0:0 Georgia Substitution Giorgi Kochorashvili off: Irakli Yegoian

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51
5 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 5
0.91 Expected goals 0.17
1 Big chances 0
102 Attacks 101
4 Corners 0
13 Fouls 14
14 Free kicks 11
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 8
19 Throw-ins 18
All statistics
6/1443% Aerial duels 8/1457%
86 Backward passes 98
3 Blocked shots 0
7 Clearances 23
4/1429% Crosses 1/617%
9/1947% Dribbles 4/1040%
0.76 Expected assists 0.19
66 Failed passes 58
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
5 Interceptions 9
11 Key passes 7
9/3327% Long passes 19/3751%
87 Passes into the final third 76
268 Passes in the opposition half 270
266 Passes in own half 294
0.36 Shot accuracy 0.29
10 Shots from outside the box 4
4 Shots inside the box 3
13/1776% Tackles 6/1443%
520 Total passes 558

Line-ups

Georgia

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Giorgi Mamardashvili 1
2 Otar Kakabadze 2
3 Lasha Dvali 3
4 Luka Lochoshvili 4
5 Saba Goglichidze 5
6 Giorgi Kochorashvili 6
8 Otar Kiteishvili 8
10 Giorgi Chakvetadze 10
7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 7
19 Giorgi Tsitaishvili 19
22 Georges Mikautadze 22
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Davit Kereselidze 13
23 Luka Gugeshashvili 23
16 S. Kharebashvili 16
20 Saba Sazonov 20
21 Jemal Tabidze 21
14 Anzor Mekvabishvili 14
15 Gizo Mamageishvili 15
18 Irakli Egoian 18
9 Zuriko Davitashvili 9
11 Budu Zivzivadze 11
12 Saba Lobzhanidze 12
17 Giorgi Kvernadze 17
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Ukraine

Starting XI
# Player number
12 Anatoliy Trubin 12
3 Eduard Sarapiy 3
4 Taras Mikhavko 4
5 Valeriy Bondar 5
2 Bohdan Mykhailichenko 2
17 Oleksandr Pikhalyonok 17
19 Ehor Nazaryna 19
20 Oleksandr Zubkov 20
21 Maksym Khlan 21
8 M. Ponomarenko 8
11 Vladyslav Vanat 11
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Heorhii Ermakov 1
23 Dmytro Riznyk 23
13 Illia Zabarnyi 13
22 Mykola Matvienko 22
6 Volodymyr Brazhko 6
7 Andriy Yarmolenko 7
10 Mykola Shaparenko 10
16 Vladyslav Veleten 16
18 Oleh Ocheretko 18
9 Roman Yaremchuk 9
14 Danylo Sikan 14
15 Viktor Tsygankov 15
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Match prediction: Georgia — Ukraine

Win: Georgia

Confidence 58%

Reasoning

  • Грузия — 4. place, 0 points after 1 games (0 wins, 1 losses)
  • Украина — 2. place, 3 points after 1 games (1 wins, 0 losses)
  • Грузия, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
  • Украина, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
  • Head-to-head: 2 games, Грузия — 0, 1 draws, Украина — 1
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Recent form

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W29 Mar · Away Lithuania · 2:0D2 Jun · Home Romania · 1:1W5 Jun · Home Bahrain · 2:0L25 Sep · Home Northern Ireland · 0:1D28 Sep · Home Ukraine · 0:0L2 Oct · Away Hungary · 0:1

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W31 Mar · Home Albania · 1:0W31 May · Away Poland · 2:0L7 Jun · Away Denmark · 1:2W25 Sep · Away Hungary · 1:0D28 Sep · Away Georgia · 0:0L2 Oct · Home Northern Ireland · 0:3

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