First League match preview: Junior Sevan versus Shirak II

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Competition: Armenia First League
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: RCCSD Stadium (1000 seats)

First League: Top level against subpar, at least according to the table. Junior Sevan - Shirak II. Home win as expected or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • Junior Sevan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shirak II have the the worst goal difference (-33) in First League

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!

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Junior Sevan form and stats

11-0-1 is the performance here at RCCSD Stadium so far in the First League, giving Junior Sevan a total of 33 from their 12 games here. Outstanding results! Junior has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Lernayin Artsakh defeat 168 days ago. Ever since the West Armenia game Junior has been unbeatable here at RCCSD Stadium producing eight straight wins.

The manager A. Shahgeldyan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to West Armenia in only four days.

Junior are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at RCCSD Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 33 goals in 12 matches. Junior have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Shirak II form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shirak II, who have the the worst goal difference (-33) in First League, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-9 (win-draw-lose). Football is a nightmare at the moment for Shirak II who have suffered through a eight match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters. A depressing four defeats in a row for Shirak II in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Lernayin Artsakh.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Shirak, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Shirak II - Junior 0-3. Last seven meetings between the teams: Junior won four, Shirak II won one and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Junior Sevan missing players

Shirak II missing players

Junior Sevan Shirak II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 2 Played P 2 12 23
18 11 2 Won W 0 3 5
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 2 9 16
56 33 5 Scored S 0 8 21
20 8 1 Conceded C 8 25 54
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 87%
74% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 78%
39% 42% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 35%
22% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 8% 17%
52% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 35%
43% 58% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 13%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 58% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Junior Sevan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Junior Sevan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Junior Sevan have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Junior Sevan have scored more than double the goals of Shirak II.
  • Junior Sevan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shirak II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Shirak II have the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in First League
  • Shirak II have the the worst goal difference (-33) in First League
  • Shirak II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 BKMA 24 19 1 4 83 20 12 11 0 1 43 8 12 8 1 3 40 12 63 58
2 Junior Sevan 23 18 2 3 56 20 12 11 0 1 33 8 11 7 2 2 23 12 36 56
3 West Armenia 25 17 2 6 72 31 12 8 1 3 34 17 13 9 1 3 38 14 41 53
4 Noravank 23 12 3 8 35 26 12 7 2 3 18 11 11 5 1 5 17 15 9 39
5 Lernayin Artsakh 23 12 1 10 31 42 13 6 0 7 15 24 10 6 1 3 16 18 -11 37
6 Banants II 25 10 6 9 41 44 13 6 3 4 26 19 12 4 3 5 15 25 -3 36
7 Pyunik II 25 7 3 15 27 57 12 2 2 8 12 24 13 5 1 7 15 33 -30 24
8 Ararat II 23 7 2 14 32 50 12 3 2 7 17 24 11 4 0 7 15 26 -18 23
9 Shirak II 23 5 2 16 21 54 11 2 2 7 13 29 12 3 0 9 8 25 -33 17
10 Ararat-Armenia II 23 4 3 16 22 53 10 2 0 8 8 25 13 2 3 8 14 28 -31 15
11 Alashkert II 13 0 3 10 12 35 6 0 2 4 7 17 7 0 1 6 5 18 -23 3

Read more about First League

The First League is the second highest tier of Armenian football. It has twelve teams. Many of these are the reserve teams of Premier League clubs, who are not eligible for promotion. The twelve teams meet each other three times for a total of 33 fixtures to set the league table. One team is promoted.