Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Urartu 3rd with 59 points, West Armenia 9th with 27, 32 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Urartu 2.07 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, West Armenia 0.8 and 2.43, with the league averaging 1.56.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Urartu, 1 draw and 4 for West Armenia, at 3.86 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
Banants, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Urartu led 6-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 8-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Urartu: Karen Melkonyan (4'), Aleksandr Putsko (15'), Karen Melkonyan (30'), Aleksandr Putsko (44'), Narek Aghasaryan (24'), Khariton Ayvazyan (34'), Karen Melkonyan (56'), Artemiy Gunko (76')
Key stats
Possession: Urartu 62% · West Armenia 38% · Total shots: 23-3 · On target: 12-0 · Corners: 11-3