The Lokomotivi Tbilisi manager L. Tchaghiashvili attacks this game with the team placed 7th so far. In the visitors dressing room WIT Georgia and their manager V. Khachidze are in 9th place before this match.
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. This pitch has grass, which is not WIT Georgia's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass WIT Georgia have performed like this: five matches played resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat with the goal stats 5-3 (scored/conceded).
Lokomotivi Tbilisi form and stats
Lokomotivi Tbilisi have played three home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. The Lokomotivi Tbilisi manager L. Tchaghiashvili might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.The fans are hoping that Lokomotivi Tbilisi will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Erovnuli Liga game against Dila. Preceding that match was the home game against Dinamo Tbilisi that was lost 0-4.
Lokomotivi Tbilisi are traveling soon after this match as the Erovnuli Liga match at Chikhura awaits in four days.
Lokomotivi Tbilisi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mikheil Meskhis Sakhelobis Stadionis Satadarigo Moedani with 5 goals in 3 matches. As for conceded goals, Lokomotivi Tbilisi's unpleasant statistic is 5 goals surrendered.
Last season, Lokomotivi Tbilisi's league statistics were 12 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the David Kipiani Cup. Over these 36 matches they scored 43 goals and conceded 55. Playing at home last season Lokomotivi Tbilisi managed 8-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 27 conceded.
WIT Georgia form and stats
Playing away, WIT Georgia have won 1 game, drawn 16 and suffered 1 defeat so far this season.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Erovnuli Liga home defeat versus Dinamo Batumi with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 0-1 defeat away at Sioni before that.
WIT Georgia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. WIT Georgia's manager V. Khachidze has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Lokomotivi Tbilisi won 1, WIT Georgia won 8 and 1 draw.Lokomotivi Tbilisi missing players
WIT Georgia missing players
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | WIT Georgia | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | Played | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | Scored | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | Conceded | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 67% | Both teams to score | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 67% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | Failed To Score | 67% | 60% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Saburtalo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Dinamo Batumi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Sioni | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 4 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Chikhura | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Dila | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | WIT Georgia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Rustavi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |