Premier League match preview: BKMA believed to be the weaker party when Urartu pays a visit

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Competition: Armenia Premier League
Competition: Thu 16.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yerevan Football Academy (1500 seats)

BKMA have struggled for points this league season. Will the gang get something when Urartu stop by Yerevan Football Academy?

Insights:
  • BKMA have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Premier League
  • Urartu is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier League

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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BKMA form and stats

With 1 Premier League win, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, BKMA are certainly not brimming with confidence. BKMA are slowly digging their own grave here at Yerevan Football Academy with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for BKMA, who played 1-1 against Alashkert. That match was also played at this venue (Yerevan Football Academy).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Lernayin Artsakh with a 3-0 scoreline.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Urartu to win. Let's see if BKMA are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 13 games found revealing 0 BKMA wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats.

It should be considered that a glance at the 15 most recent league games reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

BKMA have scored {11 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Urartu form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Urartu so far, with 10-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus BKMA.

The Urartu goalkeeper Arsen Beglaryan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 414 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The regulars enjoyed Urartu's previous fixture versus Lernayin Artsakh (placed 8th), a 3-0 win played at home. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Grigoryan and that is quite the feat!

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Artsakh at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The Urartu manager Gunko has got the team scoring on the road, with 26 away goals in 11 league matches. Urartu's manager Gunko has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {4 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Urartu have won all of the 6 most recent duels against this side. Can they do it again?

This isn't the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Urartu - BKMA 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

UrartuM. Mayrovich
M. Mayrovich
8 goals
UrartuD. Khlyobas
D. Khlyobas
7 goals
UrartuN. Grigoryan
N. Grigoryan
7 goals

BKMA missing players

Urartu missing players

BKMA Urartu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 2 Played P 4 11 23
3 1 0 Won W 4 10 18
8 4 2 Drew D 0 1 2
12 7 0 Lost L 0 0 3
19 11 3 Scored S 12 26 44
32 22 3 Conceded C 1 4 15
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 96%
52% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 70%
39% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 48%
26% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 22%
9% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 17%
43% 58% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 27% 35%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 73% 57%
48% 42% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 13%
 
4.3 4.2 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.4 5.7
5.6 5.9 9 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.4 4.2
2.3 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.1
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
6 6 4.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10.5 9
3.5 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.9 5
25% 23% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 40% 39%
 
9.7 12 19 Shots against (avg) S A 4.2 5.6 5.5
4.7 5.8 8.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 2.5 2.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • BKMA have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • BKMA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • BKMA have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premier League
  • BKMA have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Premier League
  • BKMA have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
  • BKMA haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Urartu have not yet lost a game away.
  • Urartu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Urartu have scored more than double the goals of BKMA.
  • Urartu have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League
  • Urartu have the most clean sheets (8) away in Premier League
  • Urartu have the most points (31) away in Premier League
  • Urartu have the most scored goals (26) away in Premier League
  • Urartu have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
  • Urartu have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Premier League
  • Urartu is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Urartu 23 18 2 3 44 15 12 8 1 3 18 11 11 10 1 0 26 4 29 56
2 Ararat-Armenia 23 15 5 3 44 12 11 8 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 24 8 32 50
3 Pyunik 23 14 4 5 37 17 12 9 0 3 23 9 11 5 4 2 14 8 20 46
4 Alashkert 23 11 6 6 36 26 11 5 4 2 15 5 12 6 2 4 21 21 10 39
5 Van 23 8 6 9 23 31 11 2 3 6 9 20 12 6 3 3 14 11 -8 30
6 Shirak 23 7 3 13 17 33 10 2 2 6 7 16 13 5 1 7 10 17 -16 24
7 Ararat 23 6 4 13 15 27 12 3 2 7 7 15 11 3 2 6 8 12 -12 22
8 Lernayin Artsakh 23 5 6 12 15 29 12 1 4 7 6 16 11 4 2 5 9 13 -14 21
9 BKMA 23 3 8 12 19 32 12 1 4 7 11 22 11 2 4 5 8 10 -13 17
10 Artsakh 23 3 6 14 19 47 12 2 3 7 12 23 11 1 3 7 7 24 -28 15

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.