The league table in Liga 3 tells a story about these teams so far, with Samgurali leading Borjomi by 28 points. Match preview to follow:
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Borjomi play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Borjomi when playing on grass are 2 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats from 14 matches. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 24 times in these games.
Samgurali form and stats
Samgurali, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Liga 3, have been very solid at home in the Liga 3 so far, with 43 points collected from 17 matches (13-4-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Samgurali tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 24 home games.
Samgurali manager B. Khatchiperadze and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Betlemi (placed 9th) in the Liga 3. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bakhmaro in a game that was won 3-1.
Samgurali can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 35 times. Samgurali are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 17 matches.
Borjomi form and stats
There's been little loot from Borjomi's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 17 away games in the Liga 3. Borjomi only have 4 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 1 draw. Borjomi seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Borjomi failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 3 home match vs Gori (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Borjomi secured a home win against Betlemi with the score 4-2.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Borjomi as they have only managed to score 9 times from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Borjomi have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Borjomi - Samgurali 1-2. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Samgurali, 1 draw and 2 wins for Borjomi. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Samgurali missing players
Borjomi missing players
| Samgurali | Borjomi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 20 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 50 | 35 | 14 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 29 |
| 28 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | 55 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 66% | 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 59% | 57% |
| 40% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 46% |
| 20% | 35% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | 17% |
| 6% | 6% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 14% |
| 43% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 43% | 47% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 26% |
| 26% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 65% | 54% |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 17 | 24 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 20% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Borjomi has the fewest scored goals (29)
- Borjomi has the fewest scored goals (9) away
- Borjomi has the the worst goal difference (-26)
- Borjomi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Borjomi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Samgurali has the fewest conceded goals (9) at home
- Samgurali has the most clean sheets (3) at home
- Samgurali has the most clean sheets (5)
- Samgurali has the most points (43) at home
- Samgurali have created more than twice as many corners as Borjomi.
- Samgurali have not yet lost a game at home.
- Samgurali have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Samgurali have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Samgurali have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Borjomi have scored 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 | Merani Martvili | 35 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 53 | 79 |
| 2 | Samgurali | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 67 |
| 3 | Aragvi Dusheti | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 61 |
| 4 | Bakhmaro | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Saburtalo II | 35 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 51 | 66 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 45 | -15 | 45 |
| 6 | Kolkheti Khobi | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -15 | 40 |
| 7 | Borjomi | 35 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 39 |
| 8 | Meshakhte | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 38 | -12 | 38 |
| 9 | Betlemi | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 37 | -21 | 38 |
| 10 | Gori | 35 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -10 | 36 |