Germany U21 vs. Georgia U21 preview: Team news and predicted lineups

Germany U21 will be eager to secure their qualification for the European Championship when they face Georgia U21 in Bielefeld on Tuesday. Antonio Di Salvo’s team has won seven consecutive qualifying matches since their 3-2 loss to Greece in Jena, conceding only two goals in the final eight games. The three-time winners' recent 4-1 victory, including Antonio Di Salvo’s hat-trick, has put them in a strong position to lead the group if they finish with the same number of points as Greece.

This match will likely be the final competitive fixture of the year unless a qualification place is lost.

Di Salvo started 19 players in the opening two games of the international break, with only Dženan Pejčinović, Nicolo Tresoldi, and Paris Brunner appearing in both lineups. However, Noahkai Banks will miss the match due to a serious injury suffered during his debut in Malta. Paris Brunner, Noah Darvich, Francis Onyeka, Max Weiß, and Wael Mohya made their first appearances for Germany U21 in this tournament.

Tresoldi, who is just five games away from tying Fabian Ernst’s record for most caps at this level, aims to add to his 10 goals in the qualifying campaign and potentially become the top scorer with a three-goal lead over Norway.

Georgia lost their last home game to Greece by 3-0 but secured a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland. The Georgian national team’s only wins this qualifying campaign came against Malta, with no points earned in a recent trip to Latvia. Predicted lineups for Germany include Backhaus in goal, with Rothe, Quarshie, Gechter, and Baum forming the defense.

Aseko and Kemlein lead midfield, while Darvich, Ibrahimovic, Tresoldi, and Brunner make up the forward line. For Georgia, Kavlashvili starts at defense, with Basiladze, Narimanidze, Amisulashvili, Bukia, Tsetskhladze making up the backline, followed by Dadiani, Lordkipanidze, Japaridze in midfield, and Salia and Doltmurziev in attack.