Ararat-Armenia vs Riga — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 44′Ararat-Armenia, substitution:offA. Malis
- Half-time
- 54′Riga, yellow card:Holding
- 63′Ararat-Armenia, goal:1–0assist
- 68′Riga, yellow card:Tripping
- 72′Riga, red card:Handling
- 72′Ararat-Armenia, substitution:off
- 72′Ararat-Armenia, substitution:off
- 73′Ararat-Armenia, substitution:off
- 76′Riga, substitution:offR. Aouani
- 86′Ararat-Armenia, goal:2–0assist
- 86′Riga, substitution:off
- 86′Riga, substitution:M. Diopoff
- 88′Ararat-Armenia, substitution:off
- 90+5′Riga, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Ararat-Armenia vs Riga — the facts
Ararat-Armenia beat Riga 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
Ararat-Armenia met Riga in the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 16:00 UTC at Abovyan City Stadium. Referee: Klim Zabroda.
Team pages: Ararat-Armenia · Riga · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 63' Goal: Hugo Oliveira (assist: Karen Muradyan) — 1–0 · Watch Hugo Oliveira's goal video (63')
- 72' Red card: Frenks Orols
- 86' Goal: França (assist: Edgar Grigoryan) — 2–0 · Watch França's goal video (86')
Starting line-ups
Ararat-Armenia (4-3-3)
Riga (4-3-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Ararat-Armenia 44%, the draw 26%, Riga 30%. It finished Ararat-Armenia 2–0 Riga.
Level sides, only home ground separates them — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Ararat-Armenia's 44% is home ground and little else. The draw at 26% is what level sides usually produce.
Why Ararat-Armenia in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1515 to 1535. Sides this close won 43.2% of 16,135 home games (draw 26.6%, visitors 30.2%).
Why only 44%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 26% and Riga at 30%.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.5% of 24,548.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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