Delightful dogfight as daring Dinamo Tbilisi duels with determined Chikhura

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Dinamo Tbilisi form and stats

Dinamo Tbilisi are steadily winning games and points here at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena. 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Dinamo Tbilisi, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Dinamo Tbilisi's last game was hosting Chikhura and winning 1-0. A David Kipiani Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Norchi Dinamo.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dinamo Tbilisi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 0.

Goals decide football matches and Dinamo Tbilisi are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.

Chikhura form and stats

Chikhura have only collected 9 points from their away games after 2-3-4 (9 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Pruidze, the Chikhura manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Two away games in a row for Chikhura, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Dinamo Tbilisi in the Erovnuli Liga. Prior to that match, the Chikhura manager S. Pruidze faced defeat when travelling to Torpedo Kutaisi and losing 3-5.

We have checked recent matches where Chikhura have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W0-D1-L1.

Chikhura are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Chikhura have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dinamo Tbilisi - Chikhura 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 1 - 2 (Dinamo Tbilisi wins - draws - Chikhura wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

L. Shengelia 8 goals / 2 assists

L. Kutalia 7 goals / 1 assists

B. Makharoblidze 7 goals / 1 assists

Dinamo Tbilisi missing players

Chikhura missing players