Georgia – Sweden

Georgia and Sweden will battle for three points in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The hosts come into the game on the back of a 2-1 away victory over Kosovo last month. Sweden cruised to a routine 2-0 victory over Greece on home turf.

This will be only the second meeting between the two sides. Viktor Claesson’s 35th-minute strike helped Sweden to a 1-0 victory on home turf in the first leg in March. Georgia’s victory over Kosovo last month halted a five-game losing streak. Sweden have won four of their last five matches.

Sweden have vastly superior players to their hosts and the visitors are expected to secure maximum points ahead of their marquee clash with Spain. Georgia are likely to sit deep to try and absorb the pressure from their opponents but this is unlikely to be effective against an attack as potent as Sweden’s.