Premier League match preview: Banants versus Shirak

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Competition: Armenia Premier League
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Banants Stadion (5000 seats)

Struggling Banants will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Shirak in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Banants form and stats

1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Banants have to build on here at Banants Stadion in the Premier League.

Banants's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ararat (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Yerevan with a 1-0 scoreline.

Banants have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Banants have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Shirak form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Shirak, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League, have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Shirak, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Shirak are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Lori (placed 5th). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ararat-Armenia.

The attacking power of Shirak when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Shirak are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Shirak - Banants 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Banants wins - draws - Shirak wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Kone
5 goals
M. Bakayoko
3 goals
E. Kobzar
2 goals

Banants missing players

Shirak missing players

Banants Shirak
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 9
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 5
2 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 3 1 Scored S 0 3 12
14 5 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 67%
78% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 56%
44% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 56%
22% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 44%
22% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
3.5 2.5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.8 4.7
5.5 6 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4.5 4.4
2 3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2 1.8
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • Banants have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Banants have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Banants haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Banants
All Armenian Cup Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
29-08-19 PL Artsakh 2 - 0 Banants
13-09-19 PL Banants 1 - 1 Ararat-Armenia
17-09-19 PL Lori 2 - 1 Banants
21-09-19 PL Yerevan 0 - 1 Banants
29-09-19 PL Banants 1 - 0 Ararat
05-10-19 PL Banants 15:00 Shirak
18-10-19 PL Pyunik 08:00 Banants
25-10-19 PL Banants 08:00 Alashkert
01-11-19 AC Pyunik 08:00 Banants
08-11-19 PL Gandzasar 08:00 Banants
Shirak
All Armenian Cup Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-08-19 PL Alashkert 1 - 2 Shirak
14-09-19 PL Shirak 0 - 0 Gandzasar
18-09-19 PL Artsakh 0 - 0 Shirak
21-09-19 PL Shirak 1 - 0 Ararat-Armenia
30-09-19 PL Lori 0 - 0 Shirak
05-10-19 PL Banants 15:00 Shirak
18-10-19 PL Shirak 08:00 Ararat
25-10-19 PL Yerevan 08:00 Shirak
01-11-19 AC Gandzasar 08:00 Shirak
08-11-19 PL Pyunik 08:00 Shirak

  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 9 6 1 2 14 6 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 3 0 2 9 4 8 19
2 Shirak 9 5 3 1 12 6 5 4 1 0 9 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 6 18
3 Alashkert 8 5 1 2 17 8 4 3 0 1 10 4 4 2 1 1 7 4 9 16
4 Ararat-Armenia 7 5 1 1 12 6 3 3 0 0 7 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 6 16
5 Lori 8 4 2 2 9 10 5 3 1 1 6 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 14
6 Pyunik 9 4 0 5 16 18 5 2 0 3 9 11 4 2 0 2 7 7 -2 12
7 Artsakh 9 3 2 4 9 8 4 1 1 2 4 4 5 2 1 2 5 4 1 11
8 Banants 9 2 2 5 7 14 4 1 2 1 3 5 5 1 0 4 4 9 -7 8
9 Gandzasar 9 1 4 4 7 11 5 1 2 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -4 7
10 Yerevan 9 0 0 9 4 20 4 0 0 4 1 6 5 0 0 5 3 14 -16 0

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