UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 4 
Our pick Home win Correct result
Ararat-Armenia seek a standings lift against Torreense
Ararat-Armenia arrive without a point after three Europa League matches and need a response as they look to climb the standings. Torreense are three points ahead but have lost their last two in the competition.
📍 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
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All League phase, matchday 4 matches
Match report
Final result: Torreense 3-2 Ararat-Armenia.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 12–19; Shots on target: 5–8; Corners: 4–6; Expected goals: 1.77–1.67.
Goals
- 13' Jorge Aguirre de Céspedes · Javi Vazquez · Torreense
- 41' Karen Muradyan · Zhirayr Shaghoyan · Ararat-Armenia
- 58' Bruno Wilson · Artur Serobyan · Ararat-Armenia
- 90+3' Javi Vazquez · David Bruno · Torreense
- 90+5' musa drammeh · Torreense
Cards
- 25' Jorge Aguirre de Céspedes · Torreense
- 43' Bruno Wilson · Ararat-Armenia
- 45+2' Karen Muradyan · Ararat-Armenia
- 45+2' Volnei Feltes · Torreense
- 48' Bernardo Oliveira · Ararat-Armenia
- 76' joao donna · Ararat-Armenia
- 79' Arman Nersesyan · Ararat-Armenia
- 84' Carlos Henrique França Freires · Ararat-Armenia
- 88' musa drammeh · Torreense
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Javi Vázquez (Torreense) 7.9
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Torreense · 4-2-3-1
- 1Lucas PaesG
- 45J. MutomboD
- 5M. DiadieD
- 4Volnei FeltesD
- 23Javi VázquezD
- 33João MarquesM
- 8Alejandro AlfaroM
- 11Manu PozoM
- 19K. ZoabiM
- 7D. JeanM
- 14Jorge AguirreF
Coach: João Nuno
Ararat-Armenia · 4-3-3
- 98João BravimG
- 2Hugo OliveiraD
- 47A. MalisD
- 43Bruno WilsonD
- 16E. GrigoryanD
- 70B. OliveiraM
- 8J. BalantaM
- 19K. MuradyanM
- 77A. SerobyanF
- 91Sandro LimaF
- 7Z. ShaghoyanF
Coach: Tulipa
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Torreense | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 0.8 | 2.4 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Torreense | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Absences
Torreense
- Out A. Baradji · Injury
Ararat-Armenia
- Out P. Ayongo · Off the roster
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.40 – 0.92
- Double chance
- 1X · 75%12 72% · X2 53%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 41%Over 1.5: 68% · Over 3.5: 21%
- Both teams score
- 46%
- Clean sheet
- 40% – 25%Torreense–Ararat-Armenia
- Half-time result
- X · 45%1 34% · 2 21%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 28%X/X 19% · X/1 17%
- Expected corners
- 11.66.9 – 4.7 · Over 9.5: 70%
- Expected cards
- 4.82.2 – 2.6 · Over 3.5: 69%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Ararat-Armenia need a standings lift
Ararat-Armenia travel to face Torreense on Thursday looking to climb the Europa League standings after a difficult start. They sit 36th of 36 with no points from three matches and a goal difference of -9. Torreense are 28th, three points and eight places above them, giving the visitors a direct target as they seek to get their campaign moving.
Torreense have three points from three games, with a goal difference of -3. The gap is clear, but both sides come into this meeting after losing their most recent Europa League match.
A difficult run for both
Torreense’s Europa League record is a win followed by two defeats, and they are currently on a two-match losing streak. Across their three matches in this competition, they have scored four goals and conceded seven. Their only home match in the competition ended in defeat, with one goal scored and two conceded.
Ararat-Armenia’s five Europa League results have been a draw, a win and then three defeats, leaving them on a run of three losses. In those five matches in this competition, they have scored four and conceded 12. Away from home in the Europa League, they have drawn once and lost once, scoring twice and conceding four.
Team news and availability
Torreense will be without A. Baradji, who is missing through injury. P. Ayongo is unavailable for Ararat-Armenia as he is off the roster.
A chance to make the difference
Ararat-Armenia have managed only four goals across their five Europa League matches, while conceding 12, so improving their defensive resilience will be central to their bid for a first point. Torreense have also struggled to keep goals out, conceding seven in three competition matches and keeping no clean sheets.
The home side’s narrow advantage in the standings and the venue could matter in a match where both teams have been vulnerable. Ararat-Armenia, however, have the more urgent need to turn their losing run around if they are to climb the table.
Our prediction
Torreense’s home advantage and Ararat-Armenia’s recent run of defeats point towards a tight contest. PreviaXI’s model favours the home side, with Torreense better placed to edge a match that may offer few clear chances.
Torreense 1-0 Ararat-Armenia
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