Georgia 2-3 Turkiye
Updated
Turkiye won: Georgia 2-3 Turkiye in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 1) on Thu, 4 Sept 2025 at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi. Georgia goals: Zuriko Davitashvili 63', Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 90'+8. Turkiye goals: Mert Müldür 3', Kerem Akturkoglu 41', Kerem Akturkoglu 52'. Sent off: Baris Alper Yilmaz (71'), Willy Sagnol (71'). Expected goals: 1.13-0.73. Possession: 54-46. Player of the match: Kerem Akturkoglu (8.6).
Match report
Turkiye beat Georgia 3-2
Turkiye edged Georgia 3-2 away from home at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena on Thursday 4 September in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Mert Müldür put Turkiye ahead on 3' (0-1), Kerem Akturkoglu made it 0-2 on 41', added another on 52' (0-3), Zuriko Davitashvili pulled one back for Georgia on 63' (1-3) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia pulled one back for Georgia on 90+8' (2-3).
Baris Alper Yilmaz (Turkiye) was sent off on 71' and Willy Sagnol (Georgia) was sent off on 71'.
Georgia had 54% of the ball, shots were 15-6 (4-3 on target) and expected goals finished 1.13-0.73.
Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkiye) was player of the match with an 8.6 rating.
Attendance: 44,238.
Match stats
| Georgia | Turkiye | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 54 | 46 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.13 | 0.73 |
| Total shots | 15 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 35 | 9 |
| Big chances | 2 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 351 (86%) | 298 (83%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Total shots | 15 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 5 |
Lineups
Georgia (4-4-2): Giorgi Mamardashvili, Otar Kakabadze, Guram Kashia, Saba Goglichidze, Luka Lochoshvili, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Zuriko Davitashvili, Georges Mikautadze, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Turkiye (4-2-3-1): Ugurcan Cakir, Mert Müldür, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakci, Evren Eren Elmali, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ismail Yüksek, Yunus Akgün, Arda Güler, Kenan Yildiz, Kerem Akturkoglu
Key events
- 3' · Goal · Mert Müldür (Turkiye)
- 21' · Yellow card · Ismail Yüksek (Turkiye)
- 39' · Yellow card · Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia)
- 40' · Yellow card · Otar Kakabadze (Georgia)
- 41' · Goal · Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkiye)
- 46' · Substitution · Nika Gagnidze for Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia)
- 46' · Substitution · Orkun Kökcü for Ismail Yüksek (Turkiye)
- 52' · Goal · Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkiye)
- 63' · Goal · Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia)
- 66' · Substitution · Baris Alper Yilmaz for Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkiye)
- 66' · Substitution · Oguz Aydin for Yunus Akgün (Turkiye)
- 69' · Substitution · Irakli Azarovi for Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia)
- 71' · Red card · Baris Alper Yilmaz (Turkiye)
- 71' · Red card · Willy Sagnol (Georgia)
- 73' · Yellow card · Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia)
- 74' · Yellow card · Kenan Yildiz (Turkiye)
- 79' · Substitution · Ferdi Kadioglu for Kenan Yildiz (Turkiye)
- 81' · Substitution · Giorgi Guliashvili for Anzor Mekvabishvili (Georgia)
- 85' · Substitution · Giorgi Gocholeishvili for Otar Kakabadze (Georgia)
- 86' · Substitution · Irfan Kahveci for Arda Güler (Turkiye)
- 90' · Yellow card · Georges Mikautadze (Georgia)
- 90'+8 · Goal · Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
- 90'+10 · Yellow card · Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkiye)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Georgia vs Turkiye?
Turkiye won, 2-3 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Thu, 4 Sept 2025.
When and where is Georgia vs Turkiye?
Thu, 4 Sept 2025, 16:00 UTC at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.