Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alashkert 4th with 53 points, Shirak 9th with 13, 40 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Alashkert 1.56 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Shirak 0.63 and 1.89, with the league averaging 1.29.
Alashkert carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Shirak had gone 14 games without a win. Alashkert had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Shirak, 1.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Alashkert, 6 draws and 6 for Shirak, at 2.06 goals per meeting. Only 31% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals. 3 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.06.
Yerevan Football Academy, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Alashkert led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Alashkert: A. Vidić (4' og), Y. Matyukhin (24')
Key stats
Possession: Alashkert 60% · Shirak 40% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 2-1