Pyunik will welcome Shirak to the Kotaik Stadium on Friday. The defending champions are already nine points off the top of the table, and their title defence has continued to look like a mission impossible. Can they bounce back to their glory day, starting with this clash? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Pyunik

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Pyunik suffered a 3-0 loss to Urartu in their last game to extend their losing run to two games and put them in a tight corner in the title race. They have been inconsistent in their recent games and have failed to win back-to-back games since November 2024. They sit 3rd on the table with 40 points in 20 games, scoring 36 goals and conceding 18. They are nine points behind league leaders Noah and are just one point ahead of Ararat-Armenia.

Shirak

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Shirak were held to a goalless draw in their last game against BKMA to extend their winless run to five in their previous six games. On the road, they are winless in four of their last five games to sit 6th on the table with 25 points in 19 games, scoring 14 goals and conceding 27. They have the third-worst record in the league, with only Gandzasar (6) and Alashkert (13) scoring fewer.

Expert Betting Tips

The defending champions have been experiencing challenges in their previous games, but I think they will bounce back here. They are a strong side, and Shirak have not been superb, remaining winless in five of their last six games. With this, I expect the hosts to win and also keep a clean sheet.

Our prediction for this match is Pyunik to win the first half and fulltime with odds of 1.93 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.80 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for at least one team to keep a clean for odds of 1.70 at Betway.