The Erovnuli Liga 2 overall standings tell the truth about these squads so far, with Merani Martvili ahead of Rustavi by 19 points. Tipsway full preview:
- Merani Martvili have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Erovnuli Liga 2
- Rustavi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Martvili nor Rustavi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Merani Martvili form and stats
Merani Martvili have performed here at Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava this season with 9 wins from 14 Erovnuli Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava after three straight home wins.
Merani Martvili lost their last game at Norchi Dinamo (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline.
Before that, Merani Martvili had a home game versus Gagra which ended with a victory 1-0.The Merani Martvili manager T. Moniava has got the team scoring with 28 from 14 home games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded.
Rustavi form and stats
There's been little loot from Rustavi's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Erovnuli Liga 2. Rustavi only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rustavi are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The supporters enjoyed Rustavi's previous game versus Gareji (placed 4th), a Erovnuli Liga 2 2-1 win played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sioni wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Rustavi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 14 games (in the league). For Rustavi, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date logged history involving both these participants is the Rustavi - Merani Martvili 0-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Martvili four wins, three draws and Rustavi three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Sylla 16 goals |   P. Kiteishvili 11 goals | Z. Sikharulia 9 goals |
Merani Martvili missing players
Rustavi missing players
| Merani Martvili | Rustavi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 50 | 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 36 |
| 38 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 30 | 45 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 59% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 59% |
| 34% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 29% | 28% |
| 17% | 21% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | 17% |
| 72% | 71% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 45% |
| 21% | 29% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 41% |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 11.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 30% | 28% |
- All of Rustavi's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Merani Martvili have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Merani Martvili have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Erovnuli Liga 2
- Merani Martvili have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Erovnuli Liga 2
- Merani Martvili haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rustavi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rustavi 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 | Gagra | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 64 |
| 2 | Sioni | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 63 |
| 3 | Merani Martvili | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Gareji | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Norchi Dinamo | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Shevardeni 1906 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Zugdidi | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 8 | WIT Georgia | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 33 |
| 9 | Rustavi | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | Chikhura | 29 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 32 | -52 | 6 |