On paper it looks like advantage Lokomotivi Tbilisi in this game against Samtredia, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
- Samtredia have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Samtredia have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 12-5-18 (win-draw-loss) from 35 matches.
Lokomotivi Tbilisi form and stats
Lokomotivi Tbilisi's struggle is real here with only 6 points collected from 6 Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4. It's been an uphill battle for Lokomotivi in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Shukura game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Goalkeeper G. Mamardashvili got the top rating on the team in that game; 0.0 out of ten. Mamardashvili . A late climax in the match against Shukura as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by I. Oulad Omar.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Dila (1-2).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the David Kipiani Cup game versus Telavi in only three days. This game is also played here.
The Lokomotivi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Lokomotivi are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 6 played).
Samtredia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Samtredia, who have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
B. Kurdadze (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 0.0. Kurdadze .
Goals are few and far between in Samtredia's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. As opposed to that, Samtredia have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Samtredia - Lokomotivi 3-4 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lokomotivi three wins, two draws and Samtredia five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Sandokhadze 3 goals |  I. Oulad Omar 3 goals | T. Kirkitadze 3 goals |
Lokomotivi Tbilisi missing players
Samtredia missing players
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | Samtredia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 15% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 10 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 39% | 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 17% | 31% |
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Samtredia have scored away.
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
- Lokomotivi Tbilisi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Samtredia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Samtredia have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
- Samtredia have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
- Samtredia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Dila | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Saburtalo | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Samgurali | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Shukura | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 8 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Samtredia | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
| 10 | Telavi | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -13 | 8 |