Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Noravank & Ararat-Armenia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Armenian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an animated fixture!
Noravank form and stats
Last season their Armenian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals against Van.When playing at home in the Premier League, Noravank have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.
The spoils were shared in Noravank's previous game, also at home. Visiting Ararat travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at Ararat-Armenia in the Premier League.Noravank have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Noravank have conceded 7 goals.
Ararat-Armenia form and stats
Ararat-Armenia's mission in Armenian Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Ararat.The away performances of Ararat-Armenia have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Premier League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Alashkert game have they lost an away game, meaning Ararat-Armenia has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Ararat-Armenia, whose manager D. Gunko could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Noah.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Noravank.After this away game Ararat-Armenia return home for a Premier League game against Van. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Ararat-Armenia have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 7 away matches. Ararat-Armenia are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior two meetings involving these two teams are: zero wins for Noravank, zero draws and two wins for Ararat-Armenia. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lima Duarte Lopes 12 goals | Y. Otubanjo 8 goals | W. Eza 5 goals |
Noravank missing players
Ararat-Armenia missing players
| Noravank | Ararat-Armenia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| 6.7 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 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-Armenia | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Pyunik | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Ararat | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Junior Sevan | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Banants | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Noah | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 7 | Alashkert | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Van | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 9 |
| 9 | Noravank | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 9 |
| 10 | BKMA | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -22 | 6 |