A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 7th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Saburtalo form and stats
This stadium, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, has been a fortress for Saburtalo in the Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-0-1. In general it's been a long time since Saburtalo tasted defeat here at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games.
Happy days for Saburtalo in their previous game, a Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga match away at Chikhura (placed 5th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against WIT Georgia.
Saburtalo can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. From these home matches, Saburtalo have conceded only 5 goals.
Sioni form and stats
Sioni, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
The manager T. Shalamberidze was unhappy after their last game, a Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga match played at their home ground Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. Sioni suffered a 1-2 loss to Lokomotivi Tbilisi (placed 6th). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Dinamo Batumi's place.
Sioni are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Sioni concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Sioni - Saburtalo 1-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Saburtalo won 8 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Sioni has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3Top Goalscorers
  G. Diasamidze 9 goals |   J. Ugulava 9 goals |  G. Kokhreidze 8 goals |
Saburtalo missing players
Sioni missing players
| Saburtalo | Sioni | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 20 | 12 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 62 | 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| 35 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 13 | 39 | 75 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 74% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 60% | 59% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 66% |
| 34% | 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 35% | 37% |
| 14% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 26% |
| 49% | 41% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 59% | 57% |
| 43% | 59% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 20% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 35% | 31% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 373 | 180 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 130 | 284 |
| 166 | 81 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 46 | 113 |
| 35% | 38% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 30% | 32% |
- Saburtalo has the most clean sheets (9) at home
- Saburtalo has the most scored goals (34)
- Saburtalo has the most scored goals in the second half (37)
- Saburtalo has the the best goal difference (+11) at home
- Saburtalo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Saburtalo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sioni have scored away.
- Sioni has the fewest clean sheets (6)
- Sioni has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Sioni has the most conceded goals (38)
- Sioni has the most conceded goals in the first half (40)
- Sioni has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- Sioni has the the worst goal difference (-12) away
- Sioni has the the worst goal difference (-16)
- Sioni have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sioni have won significantly less corners away then 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 |