It's still early in the Premier League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Shirak - Gandzasar preview!
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!
Shirak form and stats
As mentioned below, Shirak are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Premier League games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Shirak, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Happy days for Shirak in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Alashkert (placed 7th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Shirak had a home game versus Pyunik which ended with a victory 3-1.
Shirak are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Artsakh awaits in four days.
Shirak are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Shirak have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Gandzasar form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Gandzasar with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Ararat with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Before that, Gandzasar travelled to Banants and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pyunik in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Gandzasar has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Shirak-Gandzasar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shirak 2 wins, Gandzasar 1 win, 7 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 M. Kone 6 goals |  M. Bakayoko 3 goals |  A. Gevorkyan 1 goals |
Shirak missing players
Gandzasar missing players
| Shirak | Gandzasar | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Scored | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 2 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 5 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Gandzasar's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Shirak's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Gandzasar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Gandzasar have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Gandzasar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gandzasar have yet to win a game.
- Gandzasar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shirak have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shirak have scored in all their matches so far.
- Shirak have scored more than double the goals of Gandzasar.
- Shirak have won all their home matches so far.
- Shirak haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Shirak | Last season | Gandzasar | ||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Gandzasar's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Shirak's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Gandzasar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Gandzasar have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Gandzasar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gandzasar have yet to win a game.
- Gandzasar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shirak have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shirak have scored in all their matches so far.
- Shirak have scored more than double the goals of Gandzasar.
- Shirak have won all their home matches so far.
- Shirak haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 02-08-19 | | Shirak | 3 - 1 | Banants |
| 09-08-19 | | Ararat | 2 - 1 | Shirak |
| 16-08-19 | | Shirak | 2 - 1 | Yerevan |
| 25-08-19 | | Shirak | 3 - 1 | Pyunik |
| 31-08-19 | | Alashkert | 1 - 2 | Shirak |
| 14-09-19 | | Shirak | 12:00 | Gandzasar |
| 18-09-19 | | Artsakh | 12:15 | Shirak |
| 21-09-19 | | Shirak | 12:00 | Ararat-Armenia |
| 30-09-19 | | Lori | 12:00 | Shirak |
| 04-10-19 | | Banants | 08:00 | Shirak |
| 03-08-19 | | Gandzasar | 1 - 1 | Artsakh |
| 10-08-19 | | Ararat-Armenia | 3 - 1 | Gandzasar |
| 17-08-19 | | Gandzasar | 1 - 1 | Lori |
| 24-08-19 | | Banants | 1 - 1 | Gandzasar |
| 31-08-19 | | Gandzasar | 0 - 1 | Ararat |
| 14-09-19 | | Shirak | 12:00 | Gandzasar |
| 17-09-19 | | Gandzasar | 13:30 | Pyunik |
| 21-09-19 | | Alashkert | 12:00 | Gandzasar |
| 27-09-19 | | Gandzasar | 12:00 | Yerevan |
| 04-10-19 | | Artsakh | 08:00 | Gandzasar |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ararat | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Shirak | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Artsakh | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Lori | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Pyunik | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Alashkert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gandzasar | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Banants | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 1 |
| 10 | Yerevan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 0 |
| Bookmaker | Home | Draw | Away |
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