On June 7, 1995, Giorgi Kinkladze scored goal against Welsh team and Georgians won 1:0. This goal turned out masterpiece and Georgia took the 3rd place in the qualifying group. June 7 again… this time 1997. Georgia beat Moldova 2:0 in Batumi. Kinkladze scored one goal and Shota Arveladze scored another one. Georgian national team has held 10 official matches in June and won these two ones.
This is interesting statistics. On June 3, Croatia-Georgia match will be held in Split and let us see how lucky this match will be for both teams.
Neither Croatia nor Georgia has ever played on June 3.
Georgia has played 7 away matches in June.
And Croatia? Croatia has lost only one home match – against England 1:4 in 2008. As for June, Croatia has to play against post Soviet Union countries – draw against Russia in 2007 and against Ukraine in 2009, in 2011?..
Croatia in June:
1995: Ukraine – Croatia 1:0
1999: Macedonia – Croatia 1:1
2001: Croatia – San-Marino 4:0
2001: Latvia – Croatia 0:1
2003: Estonia – Croatia 0:1
2005: Bulgaria – Croatia 1:3
2007: Croatia – Russia 0:0
2007: Estonia – Croatia 0:1
2009: Croatia – Ukraine 2:2
Overall: 9 matches, 5 victories, 3 draws, 1 loss, balls 13:5
Home: 3 matches, 1 victory, 2 draws, 0 loss, ball 6:2
Georgia in June:
1995: Wales – Georgia 0:1 (Kinkladze)
1997: Georgia – Moldova 2:0 (Kinkladze, Shota Arveladze)
1997: Poland – Georgia 4:1 (Shota Arveladze)
1999: Georgia – Greece 1:2 (Ketsbaia)
2001: Georgia – Italy 1:2 (Gakhokidze)
2001: Hungary – Georgia 4:1 (Kobiashvili)
2003: Ireland – Georgia 2:0
2005: Albania – Georgia 3:2 (Burduli, Kobiashvili)
2007: Lithuania – Georgia 1:0
2007: France – Georgia 1:0
Overall: 10 matches, 2 victories, 0 draw, 8 losses, balls 9:19
Away: 7 matches, 1 victory, 0 draw, 6 losses, balls 5:15
We have written this statistical data before the May 26 match:
Croatia
Overall: 85 matches, 52 victories, 23 draws, 10 losses, balls 161:64, 179 points.
Home: 42 matches, 28 victories, 13 draws, 1 loss, balls 92:25, 97 points.
Georgia
Overall: 84 matches, 21 victories, 16 draws, 47 losses, balls 91:132, 79 points.
Away: 42 matches, 6 victories, 4 draws, 32 losses, balls 41:84, 22 points.
Ilia Nanobashvili
