Scotland vs. Georgia Betting Tips: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia backed in shots market
Scotland have made a dream start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, picking up three wins from three games to put them in pole position in Group A.
Fresh from their dramatic 2-1 win over Norway, The Scots return home looking to make it a fourth straight win against Georgia on Tuesday night (7.45pm).
JimmyThePunt looks ahead to Tuesday's clash, picking out his two best bets at Hampden Park.
The spirit Scotland showed in Norway is exciting.
A goal down with a little under three minutes of the match to play, it looked like their winning start to the Euro 2024 qualifiers was ending.
A turnaround inspired by Lyndon Dykes in a little over a minute ensured the Tartan Army would leave Scandinavia at the summit of Group A.
Tuesday sees them welcome Georgia to a packed-out Hampden Park, the side who sit second.
At 1/2, the bookies give Steve Clarke’s side a 66.7% chance of making it four wins from four and it is hard to disagree.
In their last three games, four of their goals have come beyond the 85th minute, underpinning that spirit this squad have.
Scotland vs Georgia Tips
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is his nation's galactico, the Scudetto winner knows it as well.
He tops Georgia’s charts for shots, averaging 5.5 per game in the Euro Qualifiers, and is on penalty duty.
Over his last eight competitive appearances for the Crusaders, Kvaratskhelia has notched up 36 shots which amounts to over 26% of his country's tally over that period.
Kvaratskhelia has comfortably met this line of three in all bar one of those appearances, hitting five-plus shots on five occasions and six plus in three games.
I am putting all my eggs in the Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shots basket. His price to have four or more is too large with William Hill at 19/5, bet365 have the same angle at 11/4.
Yes, Scotland have made an irresistible start to their qualifying campaign, but their tactics mean they concede a lot of possession and subsequently territory.
As previously mentioned, Steve Clarke’s side have left it late on a number of occasions and this is by no means a coincidence. The Scottish supremo has spoken a lot about the importance of a strong squad and utilises this depth well often looking to make a solid start to the game defensively and finish with an offensive flurry.
The Tartan Army only had 25% of possession against Spain and 42% in Oslo with nine of their 14 shots and 75% of their goals coming in the second half of those fixtures.
If they opt for a similarly cautious approach at Hampden Park it could see the trigger-happy Kvaratskhelia rack up the attempts. He has already opted for a shoot-on-site approach with 64% of his 11 efforts coming from range.
Best of luck if you are backing any of these selections and please remember to gamble responsibly.
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