The first of two encounters in the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Dinamo Tbilisi will try to edge Neftçi in their own ballpark.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Dinamo Tbilisi form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round.Dinamo Tbilisi have played 11 Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Dinamo Tbilisi, their manager K. Tskhadadze and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Tbilisi's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Dinamo Batumi.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Torpedo Kutaisi.Tbilisi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Dinamo Tbilisi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Neftçi form and stats
Neftçi's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round.Neftçi have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 9-3-2 from 14 games. The fact that Neftçi have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
421 minutes! That's how long the Neftçi goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Neftçi won their last game, 1-0 versus Qarabag played at home. A. Ahmedov came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Qarabag last time out, making the manager S. Abasov feel like a tactical genius.
Prior to that result Neftçi won their away game at Sumqayt in the Premier League. The scoreline was 1-0.The travelling fans enjoy Neftçi's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 14 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Neftçi as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Ələsgərov 19 goals |   Z. Marušić 9 goals | G. Gabedava 8 goals |
Dinamo Tbilisi missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 26 | 43 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 28% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Batumi | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Dila | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Saburtalo | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Samgurali | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Telavi | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 18 |
| 9 | Shukura | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 10 | Samtredia | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Neftçi | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 59 |
| 2 | Qarabag | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 46 | 57 |
| 3 | Sumqayt | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 39 |
| 4 | Zira | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Sabah | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 29 |
| 6 | Kesl FK | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 26 |
| 7 | Qabala | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | -21 | 26 |
| 8 | Sebail | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 24 |