There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Erovnuli Liga 2 table so far. Here's the Rustavi - Merani Martvili latest:
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.
Rustavi form and stats
Rustavi's results here at Erovnuli Nakrebis Teknikuri Tsentri in the Erovnuli Liga 2 have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Happy days for Rustavi in their previous game, a Erovnuli Liga 2 match away at Gagra (placed 3rd) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against WIT Georgia with the scoreline 0-3.
Rustavi aren't scoring a lot here at Erovnuli Nakrebis Teknikuri Tsentri in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Merani Martvili form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Merani Martvili playing as the away team in the Erovnuli Liga 2 this season.
Impressive finishing from L. Tsotsonava and A. Rokhvadze secured the home win 5-2 against Shevardeni 1906 in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Aragvi Dusheti.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Martvili, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Merani Martvili have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Martvili are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Merani Martvili - Rustavi 2-2 played earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Rustavi won two, Merani Martvili won three and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Tabatadze 7 goals |  A. Rokhvadze 6 goals | L. Tsotsonava 4 goals |
Rustavi missing players
Merani Martvili missing players
| Rustavi | Merani Martvili | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 23% | 17% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 114 | 62 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 43 | 114 |
| 55 | 31 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 17 | 50 |
| 27% | 16% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 38% |
- Merani Martvili haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rustavi has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Erovnuli Liga 2
- Rustavi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Gagra | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Merani Martvili | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Sioni | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Rustavi | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 7 | WIT Georgia | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Zugdidi | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 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 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -12 | 8 |