Soccer match preview: Home fans with high hopes before Ararat-Armenia - Van

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Competition: Armenia Premier League
Competition: Thu 03.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yerevan Football Academy (1500 seats)

Premier League: Ararat-Armenia are ready for the visit of Van in what promises to be an appealing football match. Here's all the news, stats and facts!

Insights:
  • Ararat-Armenia have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premier League
  • Van have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

Ararat-Armenia have less rest than Van in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Shirak, so at least Ararat-Armenia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Ararat-Armenia form and stats

Ararat-Armenia have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ararat-Armenia after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A strong away win for Ararat-Armenia against Shirak the last match, as Yenne, Firmino (2) and Ambartsumyan were on target. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Ararat-Armenia played a great game against Shirak and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Yenne has scored in three games in a row. Outstanding!

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Alashkert.

Ararat-Armenia can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Ararat-Armenia have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Van form and stats

Van's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Van collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

Van are looking to quickly end their 213 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.

Van failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ararat (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-2.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Banants.

Van are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {2 goals} away.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H meeting ended Van - Ararat-Armenia 0-4, played this season. Data for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: seven wins for Ararat-Armenia, zero draws and three wins for Van. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Ararat-ArmeniaH. Pinto Servulo Firmino
H. Pinto Servulo Firmino
6 goals
VanE. Movsesyan
E. Movsesyan
6 goals
Ararat-ArmeniaW. Eza
W. Eza
5 goals

Ararat-Armenia missing players

Van missing players

Ararat-Armenia Van
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 2 7 13
9 5 0 Won W 1 4 4
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 4
27 13 0 Scored S 1 7 12
7 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 14
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 92%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 29% 54%
54% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 31%
23% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 23%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
31% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 31%
54% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 71% 38%
15% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 38%
 
6.3 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.9 4.8
3.7 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.1 5.2
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.5 10.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.6 7.3
4.6 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.6
45% 39% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 39% 26%
 
5.5 3.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 6.7 8.5
2.3 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.1 4.5
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.
  • Ararat-Armenia have scored more than double the goals of Van.
  • Ararat-Armenia have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premier League
  • Ararat-Armenia have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
  • Ararat-Armenia have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premier League
  • Ararat-Armenia have the the best goal difference (+20) in Premier League
  • Ararat-Armenia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Ararat-Armenia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Van have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Van have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Banants 14 11 1 2 28 9 7 4 1 2 10 7 7 7 0 0 18 2 19 34
2 Alashkert 14 9 3 2 27 17 7 5 2 0 14 2 7 4 1 2 13 15 10 30
3 Ararat-Armenia 13 9 1 3 27 7 6 5 0 1 13 3 7 4 1 2 14 4 20 28
4 Pyunik 13 9 0 4 19 8 8 6 0 2 15 5 5 3 0 2 4 3 11 27
5 Lernayin Artsakh 15 5 3 7 13 15 8 1 2 5 4 8 7 4 1 2 9 7 -2 18
6 Van 13 4 5 4 12 14 6 0 3 3 5 12 7 4 2 1 7 2 -2 17
7 Ararat 14 4 2 8 8 14 6 2 0 4 2 6 8 2 2 4 6 8 -6 14
8 Shirak 14 4 2 8 8 20 7 1 2 4 3 11 7 3 0 4 5 9 -12 14
9 BKMA 14 1 4 9 11 25 7 1 1 5 7 16 7 0 3 4 4 9 -14 7
10 Artsakh 14 0 5 9 9 33 7 0 2 5 4 15 7 0 3 4 5 18 -24 5

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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.