Match Report
Chikhura went into the game 9th in the table on 13 points; Saburtalo sat 5th on 27 — a 14-point gap. The last five rounds placed Chikhura 4th in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/2.22 for Chikhura and 1.56/1.17 for Saburtalo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Saburtalo arrived on a run of three straight wins. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Chikhura against 13/15 for Saburtalo.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Chikhura, 0 draws and 2 for Saburtalo, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 100% of the meetings.
The match was played at Mikheil Meskhis sakhelobis Stadioni in Tbilisi (capacity 27,223). On the scoreboard, Saburtalo led 6-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-8.