FC Pyunik will aim to end the two-game losing streak this week when they host FC Basel at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in the Europa Conference League group stage. Kickoffs on November 3 at 20:45 EAT.
FC Pyunik might are third in Group H of the competition right now, but they have a chance to wind up at the top of the table if they could win Thursday’s match.
Pyunik will be hoping for improved results following 2-1 Conference League losing efforts to Slovan Bratislava in their previous match. In that game, the only scorer for Pyunik was Eugeniu Cociuc (64′) while Guram Kashia (84′) and Eric Ramírez (85′) scored for Slovan Bratislava.
Meanwhile, sharing the spoils in their previous conference league fixture has left FC Basel in a difficult position of needing to get a positive result in the final match of the group, as a defeat would see Pyunik replace them in the top two.
FC Basel takes this trip hoping for better results after 3-1 Super League defeat to Young boys their previous encounter. In that game, FC Basel managed 53% possession, 15 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Bradley Fink (52′). Young Boys Bern got 12 shots with four of them on target and goals by Fabian Rieder (7′), Meschak Elia (23′) and Vincent Sierro (93′).
FC Pyunik vs. Basel head to head
Thursday’s fixture will be the second head to head encounter between FC Pyunik and Basel since the first leg of this game in September.
- Basel 3-1 Pyunik Yerevan 08/09/22
Home
- Noah Yerevan 0-1 Pyunik Yerevan
- Slovan Bratislava 2-1 Pyunik Yerevan
- Shirak 0-1 Pyunik Yerevan
- Pyunik Yerevan 2-1 Ararat-Armenia
- Zalgiris Vilnius 2-1 Pyunik Yerevan
Away
- Young Boys 3-1 Basel
- Basel 2-2 Zalgiris Vilnius
- Basel 3-1 Winterthur
- Basel 0-0 Zurich
- Servette Geneva 0-0 Basel
FC Pyunik team news
Boss Yegishe Melikyan has not confirmed any fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this match
Basel team news
Tician Tushi and Sergio López will be unavailable for Alex Frei’s selection for this fixture through injury.
Prediction and odds
- FC Basel Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score