Ararat Yerevan vs Pyunik Prediction: The hosts will continue their poor run

Ararat Yerevan will host defending champions Pyunik at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on Saturday. The hosts have lost their last five games. Can they return to winning ways? Below are previews, H2H, expert betting tips, and odds.

Ararat Yerevan

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Ararat Yerevan continued their poor form, losing 1-0 to Urartu in their last game. They have lost their last five games and failed to score in 4 of the games. They sit 8th on the table with 13 points in 11 games, scoring 13 goals and conceding 17. Moussa Kante will be a player to watch in this clash after the 20-year-old missed out in their last game. He has scored four goals and created two assists this season.

Pyunik

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Pyunik defeated Van 1-0 in their last match. James scored the only goal of the game in the 13th minute. The defending champions have won their previous five games. They sit second on the table with 25 points in 11 games, scoring 21 goals and conceding 9. Meanwhile, 32-year-old Nigerian forward Yusuf Otubanjo will be a player to watch here after only 29 minutes of action in their last game. He is the league's top scorer with seven goals.

H2H

Both teams have met 17 times since 2020. Ararat Yerevan won 5, Pyunik won 8, and 4 ended in draws. The last game between the two sides ended 3-0 in favour of Pyunik.

Expert Betting Tips

Ararat Yerevan have been enduring poor form recently, losing their last five games. They have also failed to score in 4 of those games. They have also not won over Pyunik in their previous eight attempts. With this, I expect them to lose again.

• BTTS-NO for 1.70 odds
• HT: W2 for 2.00 odds
• W2 for 1.60 odds