Georgia’s Erovnuli Liga moves into matchday 17 this week with a full slate of games. Dinamo Batumi lead the league with 35 points from 16 games, but Dinamo Tbilisi is hot on their heels. Can Dinamo Batumi extend their lead with a win over FC Gagra?
FC Telavi won just one of their last six matches against FC Dila Gori in all competitions. On Wednesday, Telavi are aiming for a win and to potentially move into the top half of the table.
Dila Gori are fourth in the standings and just six points off of first-place Dinamo Batumi. Gori are on a three-game unbeaten streak with their last two matches ending as wins.
Telavi are winless in their last three matches. Their last two games both ended in defeat. Telavi failed to score in their last two matches with both games finishing 2-0.
Dinamo Batumi posted a 5-2 win over FC Gagra earlier this season. The league leaders need another win against FC Gagra to hold off Dinamo Tbilisi in the table.
Gagra Tbilisi go into the game on a four-match losing streak. Just three points were taken in Gagra’s last six games in the league.
Dinamo Batumi are unbeaten in six straight games. They took 12 points from their last 18 points on offer in the division. Batumi have scored a league-high 41 goals. Gagra have scored just 18 times.
Lokomotivi Tblisli are bottom of the league table with zero points after 16 matches. Loko are on an incredible 16-match losing streak ahead of playing city rival Saburtalo Tbilisi.
Saburtalo are winless in four straight games with their last two matches both finishing as defeats. Earlier this season, Saburtalo defeated Lokomotivi Tbilisi 3-1 at home.
Loko have a record of 3W-0D-3L against Saburtalo in their last six meetings. Could Lokomotivi Tbilisi end their losing streak? Loko have conceded the most goals in the league with 50 and scored the fewest with 12.
FC Torpedo Kutaisi host Sioni Bolnisi in a lower half of the table clash. Torpedo are seventh in the table with 18 points from 16 games. Sioni Bolnisi are ninth and one point off of FC Torpedo Kutaisi in the standings.
Torpedo drew 1-1 with Sioni Bolnisi earlier this season. They have a record of 3W-1D-2L against Sioni in the teams’ last six encounters. Seven points were taken by Torpedo in their last six matches.
Sioni Bolnisi are in good form ahead of the match this week. They posted back-to-back wins in their last two matches. However, just seven points were taken from their last 18 points on offer.