This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Saburtalo form and stats
Saburtalo are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal.
It's the first season at a new level for Saburtalo as they were promoted from Erovnuli Liga last season. Happy days that were secured through 11 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from 17 games. The team scored 16 goals at home last season and conceded 5. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Lokomotivi Tbilisi form and stats
A job perfectly done for Lokomotivi Tbilisi last season as they secured promotion from Erovnuli Liga. With a grand total of 7 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 4 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (Saburtalo wins - draws - Lokomotivi Tbilisi wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sikharulidze 16 goals |   G. Kokhreidze 10 goals |  G. Diasamidze 9 goals |
Saburtalo missing players
Lokomotivi Tbilisi missing players
| Saburtalo | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 18 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 21 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| Saburtalo | Last season | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 67 | 37 | Scored | S | 24 | 44 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 46 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 75% | 72% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 72% | 72% | ||
| 61% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 28% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 25% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 8% | ||
| 50% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 42% | ||
| 42% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 39% | ||
| 19% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 22% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 391 | 198 | Total Shots | T S | 140 | 345 | ||
| 177 | 92 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 129 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 29% | ||
| Last season | 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 |