Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Saburtalo (6th, 47 pts) held a 39-point advantage over Lokomotivi Tbilisi (10th, 8 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.78/2.81 for Lokomotivi Tbilisi and 1.42/1.36 for Saburtalo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
A win had eluded Lokomotivi Tbilisi for 7 matches.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Lokomotivi Tbilisi, 0 draws and 3 for Saburtalo, at 3.17 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Saguramos sapekhburto kompleksi in Tbilisi, with room for 27,223 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.