Betting preview: BKMA faced with a tough challenge when Urartu visits

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Competition: Armenia Premier League
Competition: Wed 16.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yerevan Football Academy (1500 seats)

Premier League: BKMA are 13 points behind Urartu, but are motivated to go full throttle. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • BKMA have the most conceded goals (38) in Premier League
  • Urartu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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BKMA form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. BKMA have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at Yerevan Football Academy. The last three games played by BKMA, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

BKMA travelled for their previous game, a trip to Van that ended 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Artsakh that ended 1-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for BKMA here at Yerevan Football Academy in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). BKMA have conceded 17 from these games.

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Urartu form and stats

Urartu have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-4-4 (10 played). Urartu have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Urartu are looking to quickly end their 253 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League. 196 minutes! That's how long the Urartu goalkeeper Arsen Beglaryan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Urartu's last game was the home draw against Alashkert (0-0).

Before that, Urartu travelled to Ararat and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

After this away game Urartu return home for a Premier League game against Pyunik. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Urartu have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have fought before this season: Urartu - BKMA 5-0. Numbers for the former two meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for BKMA, zero draws and two wins for Urartu. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. One of the profiles has been Desire with 3 goals scored against BKMA in these 2 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

UrartuO. Polyakov
O. Polyakov
5 goals
UrartuJ. Desire
J. Desire
4 goals

BKMA missing players

Urartu missing players

BKMA Urartu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
2 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
5 1 1 Drew D 2 4 9
14 7 2 Lost L 0 4 6
14 8 2 Scored S 2 6 17
38 17 5 Conceded C 1 12 17
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 75%
71% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 70% 60%
43% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 30% 25%
24% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
19% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
43% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 30%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 30% 45%
48% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 50%
 
3 2.8 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.7 5
6.8 6.4 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.8 3.3
1.8 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.8 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
3.8 4.3 4 Shots (avg) S ( 4.7 6.5 5.8
2.1 2.8 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.3 3.2
31% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 18% 26%
 
8.6 8.4 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 2.3 4.9 5
4.6 4.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.3 2.4 2.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • BKMA have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • BKMA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • BKMA have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
  • BKMA have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Premier League
  • BKMA have the most conceded goals (38) in Premier League
  • BKMA have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
  • BKMA have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Premier League
  • BKMA have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Premier League
  • BKMA haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Urartu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Ararat-Armenia 22 17 3 2 42 12 9 7 1 1 21 8 13 10 2 1 21 4 30 54
2 Pyunik 21 15 3 3 33 17 10 5 3 2 11 11 11 10 0 1 22 6 16 48
3 Ararat 22 11 7 4 34 19 11 6 3 2 19 9 11 5 4 2 15 10 15 40
4 Alashkert 19 8 5 6 21 18 11 4 3 4 8 12 8 4 2 2 13 6 3 29
5 Artsakh 21 6 7 8 25 30 11 3 3 5 14 12 10 3 4 3 11 18 -5 25
6 Urartu 20 5 9 6 17 17 10 3 5 2 11 5 10 2 4 4 6 12 0 24
7 Van 21 3 5 13 10 26 11 2 3 6 7 14 10 1 2 7 3 12 -16 14
8 Junior Sevan 13 0 13 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 13
9 Noravank 22 2 7 13 12 31 12 2 4 6 7 14 10 0 3 7 5 17 -19 13
10 BKMA 21 2 5 14 14 38 10 2 1 7 8 17 11 0 4 7 6 21 -24 11

Read more about Premier League

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.