Ararat-Armenia welcomes Ararat to this second leg of the Armenian Cup Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has grass, which is not Ararat's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Ararat have performed like this: Played 38 matches resulting in 10 wins, 6 draws and 22 defeats with the goal stats 42-58 (scored/conceded).
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Ararat-Armenia form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Ararat-Armenia are 5-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). 1W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Armenian Cup for Ararat-Armenia.
Ararat-Armenia shared the glory with Urartu in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. A Armenian Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Ararat.
The Ararat-Armenia manager A. Baydachniy has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. On the other hand, Ararat-Armenia have conceded 9 goals.
Ararat form and stats
Ararat's mission in Armenian Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ararat playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Total Armenian Cup statistics for Ararat: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
It's the second away game in a row for Ararat, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Pyunik in the Premier League last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Ararat-Armenia in the Armenian Cup.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ararat manager V. Bichakhchyan as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Van.
Ararat are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Ararat - Ararat-Armenia 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Ararat-Armenia-Ararat H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ararat-Armenia seven wins, Ararat two wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Otubanjo 8 goals |  U. Nenadović 7 goals |
Ararat-Armenia missing players
Ararat missing players
| Ararat-Armenia | Ararat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 26 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 48% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ararat | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Alashkert | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Ararat-Armenia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Artsakh | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Lori | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 6 | Urartu | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Van | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 21 |
| 8 | Pyunik | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Shirak | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 9 |