YEREVAN (Interstat) — Ararat will host Shirak Gyumri on Saturday in Armenian Premier League play at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht.

Ararat enters with a 4-6-2 record across all competitions. The home side has four wins, six losses and two draws. Shirak Gyumri arrives with a 3-5-1 record across all competitions, including three wins, five losses and one draw.

Aram Aslanyan is a player to watch for Ararat. He played 90 minutes and scored one goal in a recent 2-2 draw at Urartu FA. Ararat’s most recent result was that 2-2 draw at Urartu FA. Junior Bakayoko Sindou also scored in that match, and Adel Anzimati Aboudou played 90 minutes in goal.

Lyova Karapetyan is a player to watch for Shirak Gyumri. Karapetyan played 90 minutes in a recent 0-2 loss at Syunik. Narek Janoyan and Donald Alvine Kodia also played the full match in that result. Shirak Gyumri’s most recent outing ended in that 0-2 defeat at Syunik. The club has also recorded a 4-0 win at Van FA and a 2-0 win at Sardarapat this season.

The most recent head-to-head meeting between the teams ended in a 0-0 draw. Shirak Gyumri was the visiting side in that match, and neither team scored.

Ararat’s schedule has included a 4-0 loss to Ararat-Armenia, a 1-0 win at Syunik, a 0-0 home draw with Syunik, a 2-0 win at Gandzasar FA, a 1-0 loss to Ararat-Armenia, a 4-0 loss at Noah FA, a 2-0 loss to Pyunik Yerevan, a 2-1 win at BKMA and a 2-1 loss to Sardarapat. Shirak Gyumri has also experienced a 1-0 loss to Urartu FA, a 1-0 win at Gandzasar FA, a 3-4 loss to Noah FA and a 0-0 draw at BKMA. Shirak Gyumri’s other results include a 0-2 loss at Pyunik Yerevan, a 2-0 home win over Sardarapat, a 1-3 home loss to Ararat-Armenia, a 0-1 home loss to Urartu FA, and a 3-4 home loss to Noah FA.

After Saturday, Shirak Gyumri is scheduled to face Alashkert and BKMA in upcoming league matches. Shirak Gyumri’s future slate also includes matches against Noah FA, Gandzasar FA, Urartu FA, Van FA, Sardarapat and Pyunik Yerevan. Ararat is set to visit Van FA and then host Alashkert. Ararat’s upcoming schedule also includes matches against Sardarapat, BKMA, Pyunik Yerevan, Noah FA, Ararat-Armenia, Gandzasar FA and Syunik. Both teams will continue Armenian Premier League play.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ararat 1, Shirak Gyumri 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Ararat a 59.2 percent probability to win.