Match Report
Merani Martvili, 3rd with 58 points, sat 30 points above Borjomi (12th, 28). The last five rounds placed Borjomi no better than 16th for form, against 12th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Borjomi 1.07 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, Merani Martvili 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.51.
Defeat had followed defeat for Borjomi — three in succession. Merani Martvili came in having won three on the spin. Borjomi had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Merani Martvili, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Borjomi win, 3 for Merani Martvili, 0 draws, at 5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Stadioni Jemal Zeinklishvili (capacity 3,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Borjomi: Giorgi Paksashvili (48'), Sergi Abramishvili (74')