Ararat-Armenia vs AZ Alkmaar — match summary
Europe · Europa League · kick-off 22 Oct 2026 23:45
Full time · score 0-4
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Ararat-Armenia 46 · AZ Alkmaar 36
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Ararat-Armenia 44 · AZ Alkmaar 66
Shots on target 4-9 · corners 4-5 · possession 39-61
NextGOAL tip: AZ Alkmaar -1 · 2 stars
Europa League tonight, Ararat-Armenia host AZ Alkmaar. The two teams have never met before in this competition, and the form each side brings is clearly different. Ararat-Armenia won their latest league match 1-0 after recently losing 1-3 in the European cup in mid-month. Their league form is still reliable, but when they face a faster opponent, a defence that concedes a lot between the 16th and 30th minute (26%) is a point to watch. As for AZ Alkmaar, although they have not won in 1 match recently, their record of 20 scored and 10 conceded in 9 matches in their own league shows they create chances consistently, and their 6.4 shots on target per game in the last 10 matches is clearly higher than their opponents. If AZ Alkmaar can dominate possession and push high as they like to do, the game should flow one way and end with a margin of more than one goal, because the quality of their attack and their ability to pin opponents in their own half is superior. But what to watch from the first whistle is how deep Ararat-Armenia will sit and whether they allow AZ Alkmaar to pass easily into the box.