Rustavi are welcoming Dila for another important game after their 1-2 result against 1st-placed Dinamo Batumi.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rustavi form and stats
Rustavi's struggle is real here at Poladi Stadium with only 6 points collected from 8 Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-4. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rustavi to get some points in this home game.
Rustavi lost their last game at Dinamo Batumi (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Dinamo Tbilisi that was lost 0-2.
Rustavi aren't scoring a lot here at Poladi Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rustavi defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Dila form and stats
There's been little loot from Dila's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga. Dila only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
The manager G. Nemsadze was unhappy after their last game, a Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga match played at their home ground Poladi Stadium. Dila suffered a 1-2 loss to Dinamo Tbilisi (placed 3rd). A 1-1 draw at Torpedo Kutaisi's stadium before that.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Dila have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dila - Rustavi 0-0 earlier this season. Rustavi-Dila H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Rustavi 1 win, Dila 2 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Alvin Fortes 9 goals |   B. Kavtaradze 8 goals |  G. Goshteliani 6 goals |
Rustavi missing players
Dila missing players
| Rustavi | Dila | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 38 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 54 | 22 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 27 | 42 |
| 89% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 89% |
| 77% | 76% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 65% | 66% |
| 51% | 35% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 40% |
| 26% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | 20% |
| 14% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 11% |
| 57% | 41% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 41% | 40% |
| 23% | 24% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 24% | 34% |
| 31% | 41% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 41% | 37% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 367 | 196 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 162 | 319 |
| 133 | 70 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 67 | 133 |
| 28% | 23% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 29% |
- Dila has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
- Dila have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rustavi has the fewest points (6) at home
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Saburtalo | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Chikhura | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Sioni | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 8 | Dila | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | WIT Georgia | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Rustavi | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 11 |