Conference League Qualification: Ararat Armenia vs Sparta Prague – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification game between Ararat Armenia and Sparta Prague who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Sparta Prague come to Republican Stadium – Vazgen Sargsyan for the Conference League Qualification match on Thursday, Ararat Armenia will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Team form: Ararat Armenia vs Sparta Prague

Ararat Armenia Form

Ararat Armenia only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Universitatea Cluj, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Universitatea Cluj, before going down in a 4-1 defeat against Sparta Prague. Ararat Armenia just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Conference League Qualification matches at the Republican Stadium – Vazgen Sargsyan. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded four goals.

Sparta Prague Form

Sparta Prague are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Pardubice got left behind in a 1-3 win, before Ararat Armenia got hammered in a 4-1 victory. Sigma Olomouc was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Sparta Prague. Sparta Prague didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Conference League Qualification matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded four and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats for Ararat Armenia and Sparta Prague

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Ararat Armenia and Sparta Prague played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ararat Armenia vs Sparta Prague

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jonathan Duarte, who is performing well for Ararat Armenia. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Conference League Qualification outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Sparta Prague.The visitors will be looking to Veljko Birmancevic to find the net once again, after managing three Conference League Qualification goals for Sparta Prague in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Ararat Armenia vs Sparta Prague

Full-time result

Ararat Armenia claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Sparta Prague won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Ararat Armenia are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Sparta Prague won their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Ararat Armenia scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Sparta Prague only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Sparta Prague played. Sparta Prague managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Ararat Armenia saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Sparta Prague, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches. Sparta Prague are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.