Pyunik manager Melikyan looking for three points in Urartu showdown

Pyunik are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Urartu are still fighting for top positions and their benefits. Urartu play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture will take part on grass. Relevant results for Urartu when playing on grass are 14 wins, 10 draws and 6 defeats from 30 matches. They have created {49 goals} and conceded 26 times on these occasions.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

It's no vacation for neither Pyunik nor Urartu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Pyunik form and stats

Pyunik have performed here at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht this season with 14 wins from 17 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3. days ago.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Pyunik, who played 0-0 against Urartu. That match was also played at this venue (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pyunik have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.

The Pyunik manager Melikyan has got the team scoring with 37 from 17 home games in the league. Pyunik are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

Urartu form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League.

Urartu has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Pyunik for a 0-0 draw.

Urartu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 7 matches.

Take note: 12 of the last 16 league fixtures involving this club have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Urartu are regular goalscorers on their travels. Urartu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent match: Urartu - Pyunik 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Pyunik victories, two draws and three Urartu wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Y. Otubanjo 16 goals

L. Juričić 15 goals

D. Khlyobas 9 goals

Pyunik missing players

Urartu missing players