Georgia vs Spain
Ref: B. Bastien
Match recap
Spain beat Georgia 4–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Oyarzabal, Zubimendi, Torres, and Oyarzabal scored for Spain. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.45 for Georgia versus 3.32 for Spain.
First Half
9'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
11'
⚽
Oyarzabal
Penalty
22'
⚽
Zubimendi
Assist: Ruiz
34'
⚽
Torres
Assist: Oyarzabal
Second Half
⇄
Goglichidze
46'
⇄
Pedro Porro
⇄
Tabatadze
57'
Merino
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Merino
62'
⇄
Ruiz
63'
⚽
Oyarzabal
Assist: Torres
⇄
Zivzivadze
⇄
Mekvabishvili
71'
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Oyarzabal
80'
⇄
Torres
⇄
Davitashvili
Match Statistics
GeorgiaSpain
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.45VS3.32
Attack1 · 4 won
6
Shots
14
2
Shots on target
7
3
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
400
Total passes
634
341
Accurate passes
580
85%
Pass accuracy
91%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
4
Georgia
4-1-4-1
Spain
4-3-3
Georgia
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1G. MamardashviliG
- 2V. MamuchashviliD
- 5S. GoglichidzeD
- 7K. KvaratskheliaM
- 8B. ZivzivadzeF
- 10Z. DavitashviliM
- 13G. GocholeishviliD
- 14L. LochoshviliD
- 15A. MekvabishviliM
- 17O. KiteishviliM
- 22I. TabatadzeM
Substitutes
- 3A. NarimanidzeD
- 4G. KashiaD
- 6N. LominadzeM
- 9G. GuliashviliF
- 11G. KvilitaiaF
- 12D. KereselidzeG
- 18G. AbuashviliF
- 19G. TsitaishviliF
- 20S. NonikashviliM
- 21G. KvernadzeF
- 23L. GugeshashviliG
Spain
4-3-3Starting XI
- 6Mikel MerinoM
- 7Ferran TorresF
- 8Fabián RuizM
- 12Pedro PorroD
- 14Aymeric LaporteD
- 15Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
- 16Álex BaenaF
- 18Martín ZubimendiM
- 21Mikel OyarzabalF
- 22Marc CucurellaD
- 23Unai SimónG
Substitutes
- 1David RayaG
- 2Pablo BarriosM
- 3Álex GrimaldoD
- 4Dani VivianD
- 5Marcos LlorenteM
- 9Borja IglesiasF
- 10Dani OlmoM
- 11Yeremy PinoM
- 13Álex RemiroG
- 17Pablo FornalsM
- 19FermínM
- 20Aleix GarcíaM
Georgia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/7 |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Budu Zivzivadze | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Iuri Tabatadze | M | 57 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Anzor Mekvabishvili | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Luka Lochoshvili | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zuriko Davitashvili | M | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Otar Kiteishvili | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Gocholeishvili | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimer Mamuchashvili | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Giorgi Guliashvili | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davit Kereselidze | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Gugeshashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleksandre Narimanidze | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nodar Lominadze | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shota Nonikashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Tsitaishvili | F | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Guram Kashia | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kvilitaia | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kvernadze | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
Spain
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Oyarzabal | F | 71 | 8.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Ferran Torres | F | 80 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Aymeric Laporte | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabián Ruiz | M | 62 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alejandro Baena | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Pau Cubarsí | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Porro | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Unai Simón(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alejandro Grimaldo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Olmo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Fornals | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raya | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álex Remiro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Vivian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcos Llorente | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Pablo Barrios | M | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Fermín López | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Yéremy Pino | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Borja Iglesias | F | 19 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |