UEFA Europa League · 2026

FC Ararat-Armenia vs AZ Alkmaar · UEFA Europa League

vsPre-match analysis

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Limited historical context

PitchMath holds only part of the history for this match.

Current-season evidence is below the threshold and the previous-season record is incomplete, so only what is actually stored is shown.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • FC Ararat-Armenia3 matches
  • AZ Alkmaar1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

FC Ararat-Armenia

No trustworthy previous-season profile is stored for this club.

AZ Alkmaar

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.71 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.5 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.84 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.28 xG/match
  • Shots15.7 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.91 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.5 shots/match
  • Possession53.1%
  • Corners5.76 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.53 corners/match
  • Fouls10.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency88%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples3 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 1last-five windows
Freshness36 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC · analysis-v4