Alashkert take on the visitors Hamrun in the first leg of round of 16 in UEFA Conference League qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, July 7th at Alashkert Stadium (Yerevan).
Alashkert have been among the leaders of Armenian football in recent years. Moreover, since 2016, it has been possible to take the champion title four times, including "gold" in 2021. Against this background, last season, the “yellows” clearly took a step back, and a serious one at that. Not only did they finish in 3rd place, but they were as much as 24 points behind the new champions, Pyunik. Of course, they want to return to the lost positions. But in parallel, they want to achieve results in the international arena. Previously, the Armenians flew out there, if not from the 1st, then from the 2nd opponent. But last spring, the start of the Qualification League helped. It was the first time in history that they managed to play in the group stage. True, there "Alashkert" took only 1 point, and took the last, 4th place. And before that, there were defeats from second opponents both in the Champions League (against Sheriff) and in the Europa League (against Rangers).
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Hamrun in 2021 took the championship title, which became the 8th for Spartans. Like "Alashkert", in the next draw the team rolled back to 3rd place. It is noteworthy that the team from Malta is only now returning to European competitions - before that they played only until the beginning of the 90s. After that, even taking the title in previous years, "Hamrun" gave his right to speak on the international stage to other representatives of Malta. Now a lot has changed, up to the mentor. The club was headed by Branko Nisevich, who is not particularly well known. And new players appeared in the squad. But, by and large, this is a kind of "dark horse" that has not played official fights for 3 months now. Only this duel in Yerevan will show what the Spartans are capable of now.
Hamrun return to European competition after a pause of 3 decades. When they last played at the international level, "Alashkert" actually did not exist. Bookmakers are confident in the victory of the Armenians. They play at home, against a fairly modest opponent. So we recommend betting that Alashkert will be able to win with a handicap of "-1.5 goals"
Prediction for the match: Alashkert to win with -1.5 handicap.
