After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Merani Martvili and Zugdidi in this fresh Erovnuli Liga 2 season. Read our match preview!
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.
Merani Martvili form and stats
Merani Martvili have only played one Erovnuli Liga 2 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 9 matches.
Martvili are confident in defense, having played 204 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Before that, Martvili had a home game versus Norchi Dinamo which ended with a victory 2-0.
Early season league goal statistics from Merani Martvili's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.
Zugdidi form and stats
Zugdidi have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Erovnuli Liga 2 were 3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 9 fixtures.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sioni wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Zugdidi has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Martvili, one draw and three wins for Zugdidi. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Sikharulia 1 goals | V. Gogolidze 1 goals | C. Sylla 1 goals |
Merani Martvili missing players
Zugdidi missing players
| Merani Martvili | Zugdidi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| Merani Martvili | Last season | Zugdidi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 11 | 27 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 89% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 67% | ||
| 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 39% | ||
| 11% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 61% | ||
| 39% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 22% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sioni | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Gagra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Zugdidi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Merani Martvili | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | WIT Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Norchi Dinamo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Gareji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | Shevardeni 1906 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 9 | Chikhura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| 10 | Rustavi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | Shukura | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Samgurali | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Gagra | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Rustavi | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Zugdidi | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
| 6 | Shevardeni 1906 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 25 |
| 7 | Sioni | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Merani Martvili | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | WIT Georgia | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | Aragvi Dusheti | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 26 | -39 | 8 |