Match preview Premier League: Ararat - Banants at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht
With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Ararat fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Banants.
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There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Ararat form and stats
Ararat have played 8 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Ararat are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by A. Kozlov).
Ararat drew their last game, also a home match. Lori (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Preceding that match was the home game against Ararat-Armenia that was lost 0-3.
Ararat are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Ararat have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Banants form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Banants have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far.
Banants have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Anatoliy Ayvazov. It's been 286 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Banants's previous game was their home loss versus Artsakh (0-1). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Lori in the Premier League.
The visiting Banants have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. Banants's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Banants - Ararat 1-0, played this season. Ararat-Banants H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ararat one win, Banants eight wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Kobzar 5 goals |  D. Dedechko 4 goals |  A. Kozlov 4 goals |
Ararat missing players
Banants missing players
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| 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 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Alashkert | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Lori | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Shirak | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Ararat | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Artsakh | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Pyunik | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Banants | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Gandzasar | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Yerevan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 35 | -48 | 0 |
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Alashkert | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Lori | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Shirak | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Ararat | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Artsakh | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Pyunik | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Banants | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Gandzasar | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Yerevan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 35 | -48 | 0 |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 65% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 24% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 18% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 24% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 5.4 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 146 | 79 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 54 | 103 |
| 60 | 32 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 28 | 52 |
| 40% | 31% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 32% | 35% |
- Ararat has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Ararat have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Banants has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Banants have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Banants have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Bookie | Ararat | Draw | Banants |
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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.
