It's early days in the Premier League and both Artsakh and Van are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only four days ago.
Artsakh form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Artsakh so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
A good away victory last time out for Artsakh, who won 3-0 against Banants (placed 3rd). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Ararat.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Artsakh as they are travelling to their away game against Gandzasar in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
At Stadion Nairi, Artsakh has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Van form and stats
Only one away game in the Premier League so far for Van and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 11 victories, 2 draws and 1 loss from 14 travels. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Junior Sevan game have they lost an away game, meaning Van has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Noravank.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Van has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Gomes 2 goals | A. Simonyan 2 goals |  W. Eza 2 goals |
Artsakh missing players
Van missing players
| Artsakh | Van | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 7 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 64% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 36% |
- Artsakh has the most points from losing position (3) in Premier League
- Van is in the best form (3-0-1)
| Artsakh | Last season | Van | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 11 | 22 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 37 | 27 | Scored | S | 44 | 90 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 89% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 86% | ||
| 43% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 50% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 39% | ||
| 43% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 32% | ||
| 39% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 61% | ||
| 29% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 11% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 283 | 144 | Total Shots | T S | 93 | 177 | ||
| 116 | 62 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 80 | ||
| 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 55% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Van | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Artsakh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Banants | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Alashkert | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Ararat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Lori | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Gandzasar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Pyunik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Shirak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 1 |
| 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 | Ararat-Armenia | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| 2 | Artsakh | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 48 |
| 3 | Alashkert | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Shirak | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Lori | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 40 |
| 6 | Ararat | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 33 |
| 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 | Van | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 72 | 70 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 53 | 70 |
| 3 | West Armenia | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 43 | 66 |
| 4 | BKMA | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 28 | 50 |
| 5 | Ararat-Armenia II | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 48 |
| 6 | Alashkert II | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 30 | 47 |
| 7 | Junior Sevan | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 8 | Banants II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 45 |
| 9 | Ararat II | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 10 | Aragats | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 40 | -17 | 27 |
| 11 | Torpedo Yerevan | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 49 | -44 | 27 |
| 12 | Lernayin Artsakh | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Shirak II | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 43 | -36 | 24 |
| 14 | Ani Yerevan | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 106 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 55 | -75 | 21 |
| 15 | Masis | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 36 | -38 | 20 |
| 16 | Dilijan | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 97 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 54 | -61 | 19 |
| 17 | Pyunik II | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 44 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | -32 | 17 |