Europa League betting and spectator preview: Apollon and Saburtalo meet at venue to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Saburtalo when visiting Apollon as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
Apollon form and stats
Last season, Apollon's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs.Apollon have collected 1 point from their 1. Division home games so far after 0-1-0. Apollon have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The spoils were shared in Apollon's previous game, also at home. Visiting Doxa travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Apollon drew at home versus APOEL.
The manager S. Avgousti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ermis in only one day.
Apollon has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Saburtalo form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round against Ararat-Armenia.3-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Saburtalo in their Erovnuli Liga matches away. Having won their last three away games Saburtalo has no reason to fear anyone.
Saburtalo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 8-2 victory visiting Chikhura. Prior to that result Saburtalo won their away game at Samtredia in the Erovnuli Liga. The scoreline was 2-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Saburtalo was very dominant against Chikhura, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 8-2 (!) with B. Kavtaradze (3), G. Margvelashvili, A. Tera, J. Lumu and D. Tsnobiladze providing the goals. B. Kavtaradze certainly enjoyed Saburtalo's last game versus Chikhura, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 8-2 victory.
The Saburtalo manager T. Shalamberidze has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 15 goals in 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Kavtaradze 5 goals | A. Tera 3 goals | G. Margvelashvili 2 goals |
Apollon missing players
Saburtalo missing players
| Apollon | Saburtalo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 36 | Scored | S | 26 | 50 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 335 | 217 | Total Shots | T S | 118 | 262 | ||
| 142 | 94 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 112 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | APOEL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Karmiotissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Paphos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Apollon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Doxa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Saburtalo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Dila | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Telavi | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 7 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 8 | Samtredia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 9 | Chikhura | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -15 | 5 |
| 10 | Norchi Dinamo | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 4 |