Match Report
Croatia went into the game 51st in the table on 3 points; Georgia sat 63rd on 1 — a 2-point gap. Georgia's recent output lagged their position: 112th on form over five rounds while 63rd in the table. Per game in the league, Croatia were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5, Georgia 1.5 and 2, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Aldo Drosina (capacity 9,800). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Croatia: Guram Kashia (25' og), Ivan Perisic (53') · Georgia: Giorgi Papunashvili (18')
Key stats
Possession: Croatia 53% · Georgia 47% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 9-5