FC Pyunik vs FC Basel Match Analysis and Prediction

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Group H of the Europa Conference League will draw the curtains on Thursday when FC Pynik play host to FC Basel in the final game of this stage of the competition.

Both sides are heading into the contest with the possibility of advancing into the next round, but it is the hosts who must win to make that happen.

FC Pyunik might be third in Group H of the competition at the moment, but there is a chance that they could end up winning it after this game. They sit two points behind Slovan Bratislava, who they faced in the mos recent Europa Conference League match.

Despite a penalty from Eugeniu Cociuc giving them the lead, they were unable to hang on to the three points after conceding two goals in the final stages of the game, with Bratislava scoring twice in the space of two minutes to leave Yegishe Melikyan’s side in a position where they must win to qualify for the knockout stages.

Basel were dominant in the reverse match against Pyunik, as a goal from Darian Males and a brace by Wouter Burger led to them taking all three points in game week one of the competition.

Scoring has been the key to Basel’s success so far in the Europe this season, as no team in Group H has managed more than the nine goals they have scored.

That was on display last week in the Europa Conference League when they scored two goals aginst Zalgiris, who are currently bottom of the group.

However, their two-goal lead was something that they were unable to hang onto as they were pegged back to end up sharing points.

That has left Basel in a difficult position of needing to get a result in the final game of the group.

FC Pyunik vs FC Basel head to head

These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Europa Conference League on Sepetember 8, where Basel claimed a 3-1 victory.

Basel 3-1 Pyunik 08/09/22

FC Pyunik latest home form

FC Pyunik have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Ararat-Armenia 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded just three.

Pyunik 3-1 BKMA 12/09/22

Pyunik 2-0 Slovan Bratislava 15/09/22

Pyunik 5-1 Alashkert 01/10/22

Pyunik 2-0 Zalgiris 06/10/22

Pyunik 2-1 Ararat-Armenia 17/10/22

FC Pyunik latest away form

FC Pyunik have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their nine most recent matches. They managed to defeat Noah 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Ararat 1-0 Pyunik 09/10/22

Zalgiris 2-1 Pyunik 13/10/22

Shirak 0-1 Pyunik 21/10/22

Slovan Bratislava 2-1 Pyunik 27/10/22

Noah 0-1 Pyunik 31/10/22

FC Basel latest home form

FC Basel have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their eight most recent matches. They drew 2-2 with Zalgiris in their last home game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded seven.

Basel 3-2 St. Gallen 01/10/22

Basel 0-2 Slovan Bratislava 06/10/22

Basel 0-0 Zurich 20/10/22

Basel 3-1 Winterthur 23/10/22

Basel 2-2 Zalgiris 27/10/22

FC Basel latest away form

FC Basel have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Young Boys in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded eight.

Aarau 1-3(E) Basel 18/09/22

Lugano 1-0 Basel 09/10/22

Slovan Bratislava 3-3 Basel 13/10/22

Servette 0-0 Basel 16/10/22

Young Boys 3-1 Basel 30/10/22

FC Pyunik news

David Davidyan missed out last week despite being an attacking threat throughout the season for Pyunik, but could be contention for them this time around.

Eugeniu Cocius will retain his place in the starting lineup as the attacking midfielder managed to get on the scoresheet in their most recent European game.