SARDARAPAT, Armenia (Interstat) — Sardarapat and visiting Urartu FA played to a scoreless draw in their Armenian Premier League match on Thursday. Neither team scored, and the contest remained level through the closing stages. Sardarapat was the home side, while Urartu FA was the visitor. The draw gave both clubs the same result in the competition and left the match without a winning goal. The home side and the visitor each finished the match with the same result.

Urartu FA made two changes in the 65th minute, with Mirzoyan M. and Aghasaryan N. entering as substitutions. The visitors made another substitution in the 78th minute, bringing on van Lingen O. The 65th-minute changes were Urartu FA’s first substitutions of the match, and the 78th-minute change was the visitors’ third listed substitution. Sardarapat’s yellow cards came in the 71st minute, when Budagyan Y. was booked, and in the 88th minute, when Sardarapat received another yellow card. Sardarapat’s first booking came after the first two changes, and the second booking came after the final Urartu FA substitution. Neither team found a goal after the changes and bookings, and the match stayed scoreless.

Both teams now have four wins, three losses and four draws in the competition. Their records across all competitions are also four wins, three losses and four draws. Urartu FA entered the match after a 5-2 home win over Van FA and a 2-2 home draw with Ararat. Earlier this season, Urartu FA won 3-0 at Gandzasar FA, lost 3-0 at home to Noah FA, lost 2-1 at BKMA, drew 1-1 at home with Alashkert, won 1-0 at Shirak Gyumri, won 3-0 at home over Syunik, lost 2-1 at Ararat-Armenia and drew 2-2 at home with Pyunik Yerevan.

Sardarapat entered after a 2-1 win at FC Gandzasar and a 5-1 home loss to Noah. Earlier this season, Sardarapat drew 1-1 at BKMA, drew 1-1 at home with Alashkert, lost 4-2 at home to Pyunik Yerevan, lost 0-2 at Shirak Gyumri, won 3-1 at home over Syunik, drew 1-1 at Ararat-Armenia, won 2-1 at Ararat and won 4-1 at Van FA. The club’s competition record and all-competitions record both stood at four wins, three losses and four draws after the draw.

Urartu FA is scheduled to visit Pyunik Yerevan next. Urartu FA then hosts Ararat-Armenia, visits Syunik, hosts Shirak Gyumri, visits Alashkert, hosts BKMA, visits Noah FA, hosts Gandzasar FA, visits Ararat and visits Van FA in its next run of fixtures. Sardarapat is set to host Van FA next. Sardarapat then hosts Ararat, hosts Pyunik Yerevan, visits Pyunik Yerevan, hosts Ararat-Armenia, visits Syunik, hosts Shirak Gyumri, visits Alashkert, hosts BKMA and visits Noah FA.

The match produced no goals and no winner, with both sides holding through the final whistle. The yellow cards and substitutions were the main interruptions in a game that stayed tight from start to finish. The match remained without a goal after the 71st-minute booking and after the 88th-minute booking. Urartu FA’s three listed substitutions were the only changes recorded. The scoreless result was the fourth draw in competition play for both teams. Sardarapat and Urartu FA each left with a draw and matching records in the competition and across all competitions. Both clubs also have four wins and three losses in the competition, and their all-competitions records mirror those marks. No Sardarapat substitutions were listed in the match information.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sardarapat 2, Urartu FA 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Urartu FA with a 71.8 percent probability to win. The actual match ended without a goal for either side.