Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Merani Martvili in 5th and Sioni in 6th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Merani Martvili form and stats
Overall Erovnuli Liga 2 stats at home this season for Merani Martvili are 3-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Martvili are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Rustavi. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Shevardeni 1906 in a game that was won 5-2.
Martvili have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 13 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, Martvili have conceded 9 goals.
Sioni form and stats
There's been little loot from Sioni's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Erovnuli Liga 2. Sioni only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws.
There were no winners in Sioni's previous match, a Erovnuli Liga 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Gagra (placed 3rd). Before that, Sioni travelled to WIT Georgia and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sioni have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. As opposed to that, Sioni have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sioni - Martvili 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Martvili victories, three draws and four Sioni wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Rokhvadze 6 goals | L. Tsotsonava 4 goals |  J. Ugulava 4 goals |
Merani Martvili missing players
Sioni missing players
| Merani Martvili | Sioni | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| 29% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 123 | 71 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 61 | 139 |
| 53 | 33 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 20 | 50 |
| 38% | 39% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 34% |
- Merani Martvili have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Shukura | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Samgurali | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Gagra | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Rustavi | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 5 | Merani Martvili | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Sioni | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Zugdidi | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | WIT Georgia | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 9 | Shevardeni 1906 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 13 |
| 10 | Aragvi Dusheti | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 8 |