Football background guide: Lokomotivi Tbilisi odds-on when Samtredia visit

These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a game only four days ago in the David Kipiani Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Dinamo Batumi, was also a home game here at Saguramos sapekhburto kompleksi. The away team is better rested.

11-4-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Samtredia when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 30 matches are 35-51 (scored/conceded).

Lokomotivi Tbilisi form and stats

Lokomotivi Tbilisi have played 15 Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Lokomotivi, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The Lokomotivi fans got no joy from their last match, a David Kipiani Cup game also here at Saguramos sapekhburto kompleksi: A 1-3 defeat against Dinamo Batumi (placed 1st).

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Shukura.

Lokomotivi Tbilisi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Saguramos sapekhburto kompleksi with 27 goals in 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lokomotivi Tbilisi defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Samtredia form and stats

There's been little loot from Samtredia's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 15 away games in the Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga. Samtredia only have 1 win to counter their 12 defeats and 2 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

A. Mesiachenko scored in Samtredia's previous match, the home game against Dinamo Batumi that ended 1-0. A heroic performance from Samtredia in their game against Dinamo Batumi last time out. Things got complicated when G. Akhaladze was sent off in the 45th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 1-0 victory! World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager L. Megeneishvili when A. Mesiachenko scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Shukura.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Samtredia's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won two of these as expected, two of them by at least two goals. Samtredia managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Samtredia manager L. Megeneishvili has some worries about the defense as 34 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported history involving both these participants is the Samtredia - Lokomotivi Tbilisi 1-0 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lokomotivi Tbilisi four wins, two draws and Samtredia four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

I. Sikharulidze 10 goals

M. Gavashelishvili 7 goals

I. Oulad Omar 6 goals

Lokomotivi Tbilisi missing players

Samtredia missing players