Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Merani Martvili (3rd, 58 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Guria (16th, 21 pts). The last five rounds placed Guria 11th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Guria were scoring 1 and conceding 2.37, Merani Martvili 2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Guria had been beaten in three straight games. 6 matches unbeaten backed Merani Martvili's arrival. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Guria against 11/15 for Merani Martvili.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Guria, 2 by Merani Martvili, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host.
Stadioni Evgrapi Shevardnadze staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. On the scoreboard, Merani Martvili led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Merani Martvili: Beqa Kartvelishvili (33'), S. Fansulaia (45')