First League match prediction: Little separates Shirak II and Ararat II in quality

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Competition: Armenia First League
Date: Tue 22.October
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arnar stadium (3000 seats)

Shirak II and Ararat II supporters have their finest supporter outfits for this first game week of a new First League season. Game on!

It's no vacation for neither Shirak II nor Ararat II as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Shirak II form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Shirak II perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shirak II as a small favourite), we find two games. Shirak II has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 0.

Last season, Shirak II's league statistics were 11 wins, 4 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the First League. Over these 32 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 53. Playing at home last season Shirak II managed 7-3-7 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 23 conceded.

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Ararat II form and stats

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ararat II playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were 0 Ararat II wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shirak II 3 wins, 3 draws and Ararat II 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Shirak II missing players

Ararat II missing players

Shirak II Ararat II
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
12 7 4 Played P 1 6 11
3 3 0 Won W 1 3 4
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
6 3 3 Lost L 0 3 6
16 13 3 Scored S 8 12 23
19 9 7 Conceded C 2 7 21
83% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
58% 43% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 55%
58% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 55%
33% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 17% 36%
17% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 36%
42% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 45%
33% 43% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 18%
42% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 45%
 
1.3 1.6 3.5 Corners For (avg) C F 5 3.2 3.1
2 2.4 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 5.5 5.6
0.2 0.2 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Ararat II have created more than twice as many corners as Shirak II.
  • Ararat II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Shirak II have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Shirak II
All First League
All Home Away Home vs top
24-09-19 FL Shirak II 1 - 0 Pyunik II
30-09-19 FL Lernayin Artsakh 3 - 0 Shirak II
04-10-19 FL Shirak II 2 - 3 Ararat-Armenia II
18-10-19 FL Lokomotiv 2 - 1 Shirak II
22-10-19 FL Shirak II 13:30 Ararat II
29-10-19 FL Aragats 12:00 Shirak II
05-11-19 FL Shirak II 12:00 BKMA
22-11-19 FL Van 12:00 Shirak II
28-11-19 FL Shirak II 12:00 Torpedo Yerevan
08-12-19 FL Alashkert II 11:00 Shirak II
Ararat II
All First League
All Home Away Away vs low
25-09-19 FL Ani Yerevan 0 - 1 Ararat II
01-10-19 FL Ararat II 7 - 2 Masis
06-10-19 FL Banants II 1 - 0 Ararat II
16-10-19 FL Ararat II 0 - 0 Junior Sevan
22-10-19 FL Shirak II 13:30 Ararat II
29-10-19 FL Ararat II 12:00 Pyunik II
05-11-19 FL Lernayin Artsakh 12:00 Ararat II
22-11-19 FL Ararat II 12:00 Ararat-Armenia II
28-11-19 FL Lokomotiv 12:00 Ararat II
03-12-19 FL Ararat II 11:00 Dilijan

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Alashkert II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Ani Yerevan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Aragats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ararat II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ararat-Armenia II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Banants II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 BKMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dilijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Junior Sevan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lernayin Artsakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lokomotiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Makaravank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Masis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Pyunik II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Shirak II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Torpedo Yerevan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Van 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 West Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Junior Sevan 32 24 6 2 87 24 15 11 3 1 40 16 17 13 3 1 47 8 63 78
2 Yerevan 33 22 4 7 112 46 16 9 4 3 44 30 17 13 0 4 68 16 66 70
3 Banants II 32 20 7 5 62 31 15 10 2 3 22 11 17 10 5 2 40 20 31 67
4 Ararat-Armenia II 32 17 7 8 66 40 16 11 3 2 40 19 16 6 4 6 26 21 26 58
5 Lokomotiv 33 16 7 10 61 37 17 9 3 5 33 22 16 7 4 5 28 15 24 55
6 Alashkert II 33 15 10 8 63 39 17 9 3 5 33 23 16 6 7 3 30 16 24 55
7 Pyunik II 32 10 7 15 43 56 15 5 3 7 21 26 17 5 4 8 22 30 -13 37
8 Shirak II 32 11 4 17 38 53 17 7 3 7 24 23 15 4 1 10 14 30 -15 37
9 Banants III 32 9 6 17 36 54 17 5 4 8 20 27 15 4 2 9 16 27 -18 33
10 Gandzasar II 32 7 6 19 43 90 17 4 4 9 27 52 15 3 2 10 16 38 -47 27
11 Ararat II 32 6 7 19 40 90 16 2 4 10 12 43 16 4 3 9 28 47 -50 25
12 Erebuni 33 1 1 31 12 103 16 1 0 15 9 46 17 0 1 16 3 57 -91 4

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