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Peter Green - July 22, 2019
Chikhura vs Aberdeen
Europa League Qualification
Date: Thursday 25 July 2019
Kick-off at 17:45 UK/ 18:45 CET
Venue: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena (Tbilisi).
Chikhura has seen a considerable drop in form compared to their last season. Their last campaign saw them in an intense battle with three other squads for the runner-up spot till the very last match-day, whereas this time around, they are in the sixth place in league standings, in a competition of ten.
They have so far won just 6 games from their 21 attempts and could record a total of only 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen was the best in Scotland along with Kilmarnock, disregarding two absolute titans, Celtic and Rangers of course. Their form has been a commendable one, and especially consistent. Seldom have they lost fixtures where they were deemed favorites.
Chikhura was winless in six of their last nine matches, and in 11 of their last 16 too. They also had a five-game winless run recently, of which four were losses. At home, they went winless in five of their last eight clashes and failed to score in two of their last five.
Aberdeen, meanwhile, is unbeaten in their last seven fixtures, and five of those were wins. They had also scored two or more goals in five of these seven attempts. On the road, their record has been even more impressive. The team went invincible in 15 of their last 17 fixtures on the road and had a seven-match winning run in the midst.
Moreover, they found the back of the net in 11 of their last 16 away games and scored two or more goals in both their last European fixtures.
Finally, taking into account the quality of the respective leagues as well, count on Aberdeen to have it easy this Thursday.
