Saburtalo Tbilisi take on the visitors Partizani in the first leg of round of 16 in UEFA Conference League qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, July 7th at Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium (Gori).
Saburtalo cannot regain the championship, but remains one of the leaders in Georgian football. "Red Eagles" were founded at the end of the last century. And this representative of Tbilisi reached a serious level in the middle of the last decade, when they rose to the country's top division, and in 2018 he even managed to win there. It did not work out to repeat such a success, and, for example, last year the capital project took only the 4th final position (by the way, the team is on the same position now). But at the same time, it turned out to become the winner of the cup for the 2nd time - this allowed me to return to the international arena. Last time, in 2020, in the Europa League, the Georgians were defeated by Apollon Limassol with aggregate score of 1-5.
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Partizani have recently returned to the top clubs in Albania. The Red Bulls were founded in 1946, and a year later they became the national champion for the first time. After that, a dozen more such titles were taken. But after 1993, there was a very long lull, and only in 2019 did it manage to regain 1st place. Then, however, the representative of Tirana again moved to 2nd roles even at the national level. In the last draw, the representative of the capital finished only in 3rd place. As a result, they lagged behind their neighbors, Tirana, by a dozen points. But even this was enough to go back to the Conference League. The Albanians played there in 2021 as well. Then it turned out to get past the Moldovan Sfintul Gheorghe, and at the same time they scored a lot in both matches (the final goal difference was 8-4). But then there was Basel, and it didn't work out against the experienced and stellar Swiss: 0-3 and 0-2.
It is expected that this will be only the first meeting between Georgians and Albanians. For both clubs, and countries in general, the factor of their field is important. We risk betting that the Georgians will be able to beat the guests from Albania at home.
Prediction for the match: Saburtalo Tbilisi to win.
