Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Lori in 4th and Ararat-Armenia in 5th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Lori form and stats
Lori have collected 7 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-1-1.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus BKMA in the Armenian Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Van with a 2-1 scoreline.
A disappointing finish for Lori in their match versus BKMA as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
There will be little rest for Lori after this match as they are travelling to Pyunik for a Premier League game in only four days.
Lori have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Lori have only let in 2 goals at home.
Ararat-Armenia form and stats
Ararat-Armenia, who have the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Ararat-Armenia are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Premier League against Artsakh (placed 7th). Before that, Ararat-Armenia travelled to Artsakh and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ararat-Armenia are hosting Ararat in the Premier League only four days away.
Goals are few and far between in Ararat-Armenia's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. Ararat-Armenia are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 0 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Ararat-Armenia - Lori 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Lori-Ararat-Armenia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lori four wins, Ararat-Armenia three wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Marini Junior 3 goals |  M. Lima Duarte Lopes 3 goals | Y. Otubanjo 3 goals |
Lori missing players
Ararat-Armenia missing players
| Lori | Ararat-Armenia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 57% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | 30 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 20 | 61 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 54% |
- Ararat-Armenia has the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Premier League
- Ararat-Armenia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
- Ararat-Armenia has the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
- Ararat-Armenia has the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League
- Ararat-Armenia have not yet lost a game away.
- Ararat-Armenia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lori has the most points from losing position (4) in Premier League
- Lori have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ararat-Armenia have scored away.
- Lori haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banants | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Ararat | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Van | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Lori | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 5 | Ararat-Armenia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | Alashkert | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Artsakh | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Pyunik | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Gandzasar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Shirak | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | -25 | 2 |