Ararat-Armenia vs Shirak: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Armenia Premier League
Competition: Thu 15.April
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yerevan Football Academy (1500 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Ararat-Armenia fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Shirak's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Ararat-Armenia have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the most conceded goals (39) in Premier League

The visiting Shirak played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League match.

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Ararat-Armenia form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ararat-Armenia, who have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League, have to build on here at Yerevan Football Academy in the Premier League.

The Ararat-Armenia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Van here at Yerevan Football Academy in a Premier League match. Before that game, the home loss against Van (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) with the scoreline 0-1.

Ararat-Armenia can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Ararat-Armenia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Shirak form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shirak, who have the most conceded goals (39) in Premier League, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The last three matches for Shirak have all ended in a draw.

The attacking players of Shirak have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 189 minutes. Shirak have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Spasoje Stefanovic. It's been 191 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.

A 0-0 draw at Alashkert's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Shirak can't defend away. 24 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Shirak - Ararat-Armenia 2-2, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Ararat-Armenia, three draws and three wins for Shirak. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Ararat-ArmeniaY. Otubanjo
Y. Otubanjo
7 goals
Ararat-ArmeniaM. Lima Duarte Lopes
M. Lima Duarte Lopes
4 goals
Ararat-ArmeniaD. Humanes
D. Humanes
2 goals

Ararat-Armenia missing players

Shirak missing players

Ararat-Armenia Shirak
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 9 3 Played P 2 8 17
7 4 1 Won W 0 1 1
5 2 1 Drew D 1 2 6
4 3 1 Lost L 1 5 10
24 19 4 Scored S 0 7 10
12 9 4 Conceded C 4 24 39
81% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 88% 82%
50% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 88% 76%
44% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 59%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 75% 41%
12% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 18%
38% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 29%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 24%
31% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 65%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.1 8.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.8 3.3
2.8 3.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 1.1
52% 58% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 38%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Ararat-Armenia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ararat-Armenia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ararat-Armenia have scored more than double the goals of Shirak.
  • Ararat-Armenia have the most scored goals (19) at home in Premier League
  • Ararat-Armenia have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
  • Ararat-Armenia have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
  • Shirak have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Shirak have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shirak have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the most conceded goals (24) away in Premier League
  • Shirak have the most conceded goals (39) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Premier League
  • Shirak have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Premier League
  • Shirak have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Premier League
  • Shirak is in the worst form (0-4-2)

  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 16 9 4 3 22 8 8 6 2 0 14 2 8 3 2 3 8 6 14 31
2 Alashkert 15 7 6 2 15 10 8 3 3 2 7 6 7 4 3 0 8 4 5 27
3 Ararat-Armenia 16 7 5 4 24 12 9 4 2 3 19 9 7 3 3 1 5 3 12 26
4 Noah 16 7 4 5 23 15 9 4 3 2 14 8 7 3 1 3 9 7 8 25
5 Banants 14 7 3 4 18 13 5 3 0 2 7 5 9 4 3 2 11 8 5 24
6 Van 19 7 3 9 18 23 9 4 0 5 10 9 10 3 3 4 8 14 -5 24
7 Lori 17 7 2 8 16 21 8 4 1 3 8 6 9 3 1 5 8 15 -5 23
8 Pyunik 16 3 6 7 9 12 7 0 5 2 3 6 9 3 1 5 6 6 -3 15
9 Shirak 17 1 6 10 10 39 9 0 4 5 3 15 8 1 2 5 7 24 -29 9
10 Gandzasar 8 2 1 5 10 12 5 2 0 3 7 7 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 7

Read more about Premier League

The Premier League is the top level of football in Armenia. It was founded in 1992; before that the Armenian top league was a regional tournament in the Soviet Union. The league has nine teams, most of them from the capital Yerevan. The teams play each other four times to create the final league table.