Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Rustavi 1st on 71, Sioni 5th on 48. Sioni had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/1.22 for Sioni and 1.72/0.83 for Rustavi (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
6 matches unbeaten backed Rustavi's arrival. From the last five rounds, Sioni held 4 points of 15 and Rustavi 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 5 Sioni wins, 7 for Rustavi, 3 draws, at 2.53 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. The recent editions have closed up — 1.6 goals per game over the last five against 2.53 all-time.
Stadioni Tamaz Stepania in Bolnisi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.