Saburtalo vs Jagiellonia — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 31′Jagiellonia, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 35′Saburtalo, goal:1–1assist
- 37′Saburtalo, yellow card:Tripping
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′Jagiellonia, substitution:off
- 60′Saburtalo, yellow card:Tripping
- 64′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 70′Jagiellonia, goal:1–2assist
- 71′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 71′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 71′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 73′Jagiellonia, substitution:off
- 73′Jagiellonia, substitution:off
- 74′Saburtalo, yellow card:Zviad Natchkebia
- 78′Jagiellonia, substitution:off
- 78′Jagiellonia, substitution:off
- 78′Saburtalo, substitution:off
- 84′Saburtalo, yellow card:Tripping
- Full-time1 – 2
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Saburtalo
4-3-3
Jagiellonia
4-3-3
Key Stats
Top Performers
Goals
Assists
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Match report
Jagiellonia edges Saburtalo in Europa League play-off thriller
Jagiellonia came from behind on the scoreboard early to win 2-1 away at Saburtalo in the UEFA Europa League play-offs, despite the hosts dominating for large spells at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. The result completed a tie shaped by a fast start and a decisive late strike from the visitors.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Jesús Imaz opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 31st minute to put Jagiellonia ahead, but Saburtalo responded quickly through Z. Natchkebia, who finished an N. Sikharulashvili assist just four minutes later to level the score at 1-1 heading into half-time. The teams went in level after an even opening period marked by end-to-end chances.
The second half remained tight until the 70th minute, when Anders Klynge converted an assist from Imaz to restore Jagiellonia's lead at 1-2, a scoreline that held until the final whistle. Saburtalo pushed forward in search of an equaliser but could not find a way through a well-organised Jagiellonia defence.
Jesús Imaz was directly involved in both of Jagiellonia's goals, converting a penalty in the first half before teeing up Anders Klynge for the winner.
Saburtalo enjoyed 61% of possession but were unable to convert their control of the ball into a positive result.
Jagiellonia won 2–1 away against Saburtalo (half-time 1–1).
Saburtalo met Jagiellonia in the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 16:00 UTC at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. Referee: Simone Sozza.
Team pages: Saburtalo · Jagiellonia · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 31' Goal (penalty): Jesús Imaz — 0–1 · Watch Jesús Imaz's goal video (31')
- 35' Goal: Zviad Natchkebia (assist: Nika Sikharulashvili) — 1–1 · Watch Zviad Natchkebia's goal video (35')
- 70' Goal: Anders Klynge (assist: Jesús Imaz) — 1–2 · Watch Anders Klynge's goal video (70')
Starting line-ups
Saburtalo (4-3-3)
- 31 Giorgi Makaridze
- 5 Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava
- 4 Vahid Selimović
- 25 Aleksandre Amisulashvili
- 40 Giorgi Kobuladze
- 14 Ibrahim Alhassan
- 6 Nikoloz Dadiani
- 8 Bakar Kardava
- 10 Zviad Natchkebia
- 10 Zviad Natchkebia
- 19 Nika Sikharulashvili
- 17 S. Ende
Jagiellonia (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Saburtalo 22%, the draw 21%, Jagiellonia 57%. It finished Saburtalo 1–2 Jagiellonia.
Jagiellonia's rating gap outweighs Saburtalo's home ground — Jagiellonia are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Jagiellonia's 57%. The draw at 21% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Jagiellonia at 57%?
Jagiellonia sit 353 points higher on our strength rating — 1269 to 1622. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,209 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–23–56.
Why only 57%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,426 games vs 44.9% across all 99,396 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 22.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,666. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off. The goals environment adds 1.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Jagiellonia's last five in the competitions we cover: W-D-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2194 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4007 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Saburtalo vs Jagiellonia final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Jesús Imaz's goal against Saburtalo (31').
- Watch Zviad Natchkebia's goal against Jagiellonia (35').
- Watch Anders Klynge's goal against Saburtalo (70').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Saburtalo 1–2 Jagiellonia. Explore more on the Saburtalo and Jagiellonia team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.