This could be an interesting match as Banants have their presumed home advantage while Pyunik are ahead in the Premier League table with their 2 point advantage.
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.
Banants form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Banants Stadion as Banants has scored 16 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).The Banants supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ararat in Premier League and win 3-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lori that ended 0-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Banants, as the Armenian Cup home game vs Lori is only two days away.
The Banants fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Pyunik form and stats
Pyunik have an excellent away record so far with 7-2-1 from 10 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Banants game have they lost an away game, meaning Pyunik has taken points from nine away matches in a row.Pyunik are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against Artsakh (placed 9th). Prior to that result Pyunik won their away game at Shirak. The scoreline was 2-0.
Pyunik has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 16 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Pyunik - Banants 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Banants won 4 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Pyunik has 3 wins.Top Goalscorers
  E. Vardanyan 5 goals |   V. Ayvazyan 4 goals |  M. Konaté 4 goals |
Banants missing players
Pyunik missing players
| Banants | Pyunik | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | Played | 11 | 21 |
| 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% |
| 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 64% | 67% |
| 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 48% |
| 35% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 18% | 19% |
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 5% |
| 40% | 40% | Both teams to score | 27% | 43% |
| 35% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 27% | 33% |
| 40% | 30% | Failed To Score | 45% | 33% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Pyunik | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 36 |
| 3 | Alashkert | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Banants | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Lori | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Shirak | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Gandzasar | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Ararat | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 14 |
| 9 | Artsakh | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 14 |
