Armenia takes on the visitors Poland at “Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium” in the round nine of the Europe’s Qualifiers Group stage for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The match will be played in Yerevan on Thursday, October 5th.
Armenia lost three recent clashes within the Qualification: 1:4 vs. Montenegro, 0:1 vs. Romania and 1:4 vs. Denmark. As a result, Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s side sits on the fifth position in the Group E standings with six points earned and 8-19 goal difference meaning that it is unlikely to drift up in this qualification campaign. The Armenians got all their points in face of their supporters, having broken Montenegro 3:2 and Kazakhstan 2:0, still, that successes were accompanied by two home failures: 0:5 to Romania and 1:4 to Denmark.
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In 2017 Polish A-team participated only in official encounters, having won three matches: 2:1 vs. Montenegro, 3:1 vs. Romania, 3:0 vs. Kazakhstan 2:0 plus gained smashing 0:4 loss to Denmark on the road. With eight gameweeks behind, Robert Lewandowski’s side is leading in the table with 19 points taken and 18-11 goal difference. The Poles have to pick up four points in two forthcoming battles for a direct promotion to the Mundial’s final stage. In this qualification cycle Poland conducted four clashes at away fields resulting in seven points taken, seven goals for and seven goals against.
Armenia and Poland have met six times in their history, having ended in four triumphs of the Poles, one draw and single Armenia’s victory. In the first lap the upcoming visitors got 2:1 win at the home turf, therefore, there are no doubts in their success, still, they are not likely to thrash the hosts as well.
Prediction for the match: Armenia to win with +2.5 Asian handicap.