Artsakh will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Ararat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Ararat's home stadium. The visitors last 42 games on grass have ended in 8 wins, 7 draws and 27 losses.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Artsakh form and stats
Artsakh have collected 13 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-1-2. Artsakh are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Artsakh are returning here after visiting Van in a Armenian Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. 0-0 away at Banants before that.
Artsakh have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Alashkert Stadium with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Artsakh have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Ararat form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Ararat delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Gandzasar (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Before that, Ararat travelled to Alashkert and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Ararat are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. Ararat have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ararat - Artsakh 1-0. Artsakh-Ararat H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Artsakh 1 win, Ararat 3 wins, 3 draws. 1 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Mayrovich 7 goals |   D. Dedechko 4 goals |  A. Kozlov 4 goals |
Artsakh missing players
Ararat missing players
| Artsakh | Ararat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 64% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 64% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 155 | 65 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 59 | 120 |
| 67 | 31 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 26 | 54 |
| 27% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 54% | 44% |
- Ararat has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Ararat has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Ararat has the most scored goals in the second half (18)
- Ararat has the the best goal difference (+6) away
- Ararat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Ararat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ararat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ararat haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Artsakh has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Artsakh have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Alashkert | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Ararat-Armenia | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Shirak | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Lori | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Artsakh | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Pyunik | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Banants | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Gandzasar | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 10 | Yerevan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -34 | 0 |