Match preview: Kolkheti Poti expected to overcome Merani Martvili at Stadioni Pazisi

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Competition: Georgia Erovnuli Liga 2
Competition: Tue 23.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadioni Pazisi (6000 seats)

Kolkheti Poti are probable winners of this home game against Merani Martvili, if the league table is to be trusted. Or are we looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Kolkheti Poti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Merani Martvili have the fewest scored goals (11) in Erovnuli Liga 2

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kolkheti Poti and Merani Martvili.

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Kolkheti Poti form and stats

Kolkheti Poti have performed here at Stadioni Pazisi this season with 4 wins from 7 Erovnuli Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. It’s been three wins in a row for Kolkheti Poti here at Stadioni Pazisi, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Kolkheti are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Dinamo Tbilisi II. Up until that defeat this club had gone six consecutive league rounds without losing.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sioni in a game that was won 3-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kolkheti Poti as they are travelling to their away game against Merani Martvili II in the David Kipiani Cup. That match is four days after this one.

The Kolkheti Poti fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Kolkheti are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadioni Pazisi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.

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Merani Martvili form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Merani Martvili so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Merani Martvili's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Merani Martvili go into this game after a win, the home game against WIT Georgia that ended 1-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gareji wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's last 12 league rounds have contained two or less goals.

The attacking power of Merani Martvili when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Martvili struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Kolkheti Poti have avoided a loss in the last 5 games (3-2-0) versus Merani Martvili.

The most up to date logged result featuring both these sides is the Merani Martvili - Kolkheti 1-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Kolkheti PotiD. Sitchinava
D. Sitchinava
8 goals
Merani MartviliD. Lomtadze
D. Lomtadze
5 goals
Kolkheti PotiM. Gavashelishvili
M. Gavashelishvili
4 goals

Kolkheti Poti missing players

Merani Martvili missing players

Kolkheti Poti Merani Martvili
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 14
7 4 1 Won W 0 1 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 2 4 7
21 12 3 Scored S 1 6 11
14 5 1 Conceded C 6 12 19
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 50%
43% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 29%
21% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 21%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 14%
50% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 43%
36% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
21% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 36%
 
5.1 4.7 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.4 3.9
3.4 3.3 0.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 3.7
1.6 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.5 8.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.6 7.8
4 4.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.4
38% 36% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 23%
 
4.4 4.4 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 8.1 6.3
3.5 3.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 3.7 3.4
Key stats in Erovnuli Liga 2 this season:
  • Kolkheti Poti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Merani Martvili have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Merani Martvili have the fewest scored goals (11) in Erovnuli Liga 2
  • Merani Martvili have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Erovnuli Liga 2
  • Merani Martvili have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Merani Martvili 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 Gareji 14 11 2 1 35 9 7 6 1 0 21 3 7 5 1 1 14 6 26 35
2 Kolkheti Khobi 14 8 2 4 23 13 7 6 1 0 13 3 7 2 1 4 10 10 10 26
3 Kolkheti Poti 14 7 4 3 21 14 7 4 2 1 12 5 7 3 2 2 9 9 7 25
4 Sioni 14 7 2 5 22 18 7 4 2 1 14 8 7 3 0 4 8 10 4 23
5 Spaeri 14 7 2 5 23 20 7 4 1 2 14 8 7 3 1 3 9 12 3 23
6 Dinamo Tbilisi II 14 6 1 7 26 28 7 4 1 2 16 11 7 2 0 5 10 17 -2 19
7 Merani Martvili 14 4 3 7 11 19 7 3 1 3 5 7 7 1 2 4 6 12 -8 15
8 WIT Georgia 14 4 2 8 21 27 7 4 1 2 16 10 7 0 1 6 5 17 -6 14
9 Norchi Dinamo 14 1 8 5 12 29 7 1 3 3 7 18 7 0 5 2 5 11 -17 11
10 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 14 2 0 12 13 30 7 2 0 5 6 10 7 0 0 7 7 20 -17 6