Most would pick Torpedo Kutaisi in this fixture against Sioni, but the visitors will fight to the finish. Here's our match preview!
- Sioni have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
Sioni are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
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.
Torpedo Kutaisi form and stats
The story so far in the Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga for Torpedo Kutaisi at their home stadium (Stadioni Davit Abashidze) is 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The Torpedo Kutaisi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Gagra here at Stadioni Davit Abashidze. The first loss after going unbeaten through four league fixtures. The penalty miss from Tsintsadze in the defeat against Gagra was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Samgurali the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Torpedo Kutaisi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
The Torpedo Kutaisi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Torpedo have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sioni form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sioni so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-9 (win-draw-lose). Sioni has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Sioni are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Saburtalo (placed 6th). That victory was so crucial for this club, after a terrible sequence of ten league games in a row not winning. Chaganava came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Saburtalo last time out, making the manager Tchelidze feel like a tactical genius.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gagra wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Sioni are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sioni have conceded 32 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sioni - Torpedo 0-3 was the output when these contenders formerly did battle, also in this season. Mesiachenko (Sioni) and Akhvlediani (Torpedo Kutaisi) were shown red cards when these sides met earlier this season. Will it be as ill-natured this time? Torpedo Kutaisi-Sioni H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Torpedo Kutaisi seven wins, Sioni two wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  N. Khorkheli 9 goals |  G. Kukhianidze 8 goals | T. Akhvlediani 6 goals |
Torpedo Kutaisi missing players
Sioni missing players
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Sioni | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 43 | 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 33 |
| 46 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 32 | 55 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 85% |
| 74% | 59% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 47% | 41% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 71% | 50% |
| 26% | 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| 15% | 18% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 9% |
| 35% | 35% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 65% | 53% |
| 35% | 35% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 21% |
| 38% | 35% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 35% | 41% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8.8 | 10.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 34% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 30% | 30% |
| 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- Sioni have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sioni have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga
| 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 Tbilisi | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 43 | 76 |
| 2 | Dinamo Batumi | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 50 | 73 |
| 3 | Samgurali | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 56 |
| 4 | Dila | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -3 | 50 |
| 6 | Saburtalo | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | Gagra | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -17 | 36 |
| 8 | Telavi | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 35 |
| 9 | Sioni | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -22 | 33 |
| 10 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 34 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 95 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 62 | -69 | 8 |
