UEFA Europa League Gameweek 3
Ararat-Armenia 0 - 4 FT AZ Alkmaar
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Futmetrix Verdict
52
FT
Thu, Oct 22
Bournemouth
3-0
AC Milan
⚡ Intensity
75
⚖️ Balance
20
🏆 Stakes
3
🎲 Upset
0
Two penalties, one red card, total control
Futmetrix Verdict
26
FT
Thu, Oct 22
Sturm Graz
1-0
Marseille
⚡ Intensity
22
⚖️ Balance
31
🏆 Stakes
11
🎲 Upset
60
Diakité struck; Marseille never answered
Futmetrix Verdict
56
FT
Thu, Oct 22
OFI
0-2
Bayer Leverkusen
⚡ Intensity
49
⚖️ Balance
22
🏆 Stakes
100
🎲 Upset
0
Hofmann strikes, Lilo refuses to fold
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
23' Bruno Wilson
Weslley Pinto Batista (Seiya Maikuma) 27'
↓ Ayoub Oufkir ↑Ro Zangelo Daal 45'
HT
57' ↓ Armen Ambartsumyan ↑Karen Muradyan
↓ Seiya Maikuma ↑Denso Kasius 65'
↓ Bendegúz Kovács ↑Mexx Meerdink 65'
73' ↓ Zhirayr Shaghoyan ↑Carlos Henrique França Freires
73' ↓ Edgar·Grigoryan ↑Bruno Pereira
73' ↓ Juan Andres Balanta ↑Bernardo Oliveira
73' ↓ Sandro Lima ↑Arayik Eloyan
Weslley Pinto Batista (Ro Zangelo Daal) 76'
Mexx Meerdink (Weslley Pinto Batista) 79'
↓ Wesley Hoedt ↑Rion Ichihara 80'
↓ Valdemar Byskov Andreasen ↑Hessel de Wit 80'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Ararat-Armenia
Goalkeepers
João Bravim 
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Hugo Oliveira 
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
4
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Bruno Wilson 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Alexandros Malis 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
88%
Duel Win %
Edgar Grigoryan
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Juan Balanta 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
Maxence Carlier 
MAGNET
70
Activity
70
Activity
56
Passes
14
Duels
Artur Serobyan
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Armen Ambartsumyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
57
Total Mins
57
Entry
Zhirayr Shaghoyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
Forwards
Sandro Lima 
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Arman Nersesyan 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luís Felipe
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bruno Pereira
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Arayik Eloyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Karen Muradyan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
33
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Oliveira
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Badou Ndour
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
França
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
AZ Alkmaar
Goalkeepers
Jari De Busser
MAGNET
52
Activity
52
Activity
52
Passes
0
Duels
Defenders
Seiya Maikuma 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.8
Rating
Lewis Schouten
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
70%
Duel Win %
Wesley Hoedt
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Mees de Wit 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
50%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Peer Koopmeiners
MAGNET
67
Activity
67
Activity
60
Passes
7
Duels
Valdemar Byskov 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
4
Shots
8.2
Rating
Dave Kwakman
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Weslley Patati 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
B. Kovacs
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Ayoub Oufkir
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
45
Entry
BENCH
H. Verhulst
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
D. Kasius
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Rion Ichihara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Elijah Dijkstra
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mateo Chávez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
H. de Wit
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Calvin Stengs
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mexx Meerdink
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Ro-Zangelo Daal
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
1
Assists
27%
Pass Acc
League Standings
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +7
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 3 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: 0
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: +3
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -7
P: 3 GD: -8
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -6
League Standings
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +7
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +7
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 3 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: 0
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -7
P: 3 GD: -8
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -6
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Ararat-Armenia
AZ Alkmaar
Ararat-Armenia
AZ Alkmaar
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
A Two-Goal Surge Turns Control Into a Rout
AZ Alkmaar’s 4-0 win away to Ararat-Armenia matters because control became a ruthless European statement, while the hosts’ third straight defeat leaves them still searching for points.
Opening Act
AZ Alkmaar left Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium with a 4-0 away win, and the first half-hour set the tone. Ararat-Armenia spent long spells protecting its box as AZ dominated possession with 61 per cent and repeatedly advanced through the final third. The home side did put four shots on target across the match, but its 0.42 expected goals show how rarely those efforts became clear danger. The Intensity came from the volume at both ends: the teams combined for 26 shots, 13 on target and nine saves. Ararat’s goalkeeper kept the score respectable early, yet the pressure kept coming. Valdemar Byskov Andreasen broke through in the 21st minute, then Weslley Patati doubled the lead six minutes later, finishing Seiya Maikuma’s service. That quick pair turned AZ’s control into a commanding position before the interval.
The Pivot
At 2-0, the match was not settled by a single lucky break; AZ kept making Ararat defend the next phase. The visitors had 61 per cent of the ball and 15 key passes, while Ararat managed only six, a gap that explains why attacks kept returning to the home penalty area. The Balance shifted further after the interval when Ro Zangelo Daal came on at half-time. His five key passes gave AZ another route through the lines, and he supplied the pass for Patati’s second in the 76th minute. That finish mattered beyond the scoreline: it ended any realistic hope of a late response. Eleven corners across the match added to the squeeze, and AZ’s four successful crosses showed how wide pressure complemented its combinations through the middle. Ararat’s five saves mattered, but could not hold the contest together.
Resolution
AZ did not let a three-goal cushion become a quiet finish. Mexx Meerdink, introduced in the 65th minute, made it 4-0 in the 79th, turning Patati’s assist into the final blow. The Stakes are clear in the league-stage picture: AZ has six points from three matches, while Ararat-Armenia remains on zero after three defeats. That contrast gives AZ room to build on this away performance, but the scoreline should not disguise the work behind it: Ararat recorded nine attempts and forced four saves from AZ’s goalkeeper. Still, the visitors’ 1.70 expected goals against 0.42 for the hosts underline the difference in chance quality. There was no late swing, only AZ keeping its shape and finishing with authority. A four-goal clean-sheet win is a substantial boost; the home side must turn effort into clearer openings next time.
Key Questions
What made Weslley Patati the Man of the Match?
His brace, an assist for the fourth goal and a constant threat in AZ’s attack made him the decisive performer.
How did substitute Weslley Patati change the game?
He was not a substitute; Patati started, scored twice, then assisted Mexx Meerdink’s 79th-minute goal.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
A Desperate Fight for Europa League Survival
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 58/100. Ararat-Armenia's continental campaign is hanging by a thread, making this clash against AZ Alkmaar a do-or-die fight to stay above the crucial playoff cutline.
The Setup
The Ararat-Armenia faithful descending upon the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium know their side is in deep trouble. Sitting 34th in the league phase standings with zero points and a dismal minus-five goal difference, the hosts are plummeting rapidly out of contention. A brutal Form rating confirms their early-season struggles in Europe, having suffered punishing defeats in both opening matches while shipping seven goals. On the other side, AZ Alkmaar arrive feeling entirely more comfortable. Currently 20th with three points from a win and a loss, the Dutch outfit are eyeing a routine away victory to firmly solidify their spot inside that all-important top 24. While the overall Stars rating for this fixture is quite modest—lacking massive global household names—the Stakes for the home side could not be any higher. A decent Balance score suggests the Armenian side might try to keep things compact and put up a stubborn fight early on, but the visitors undeniably hold a massive edge in technical quality.
Key Battle
The midfield engine room will dictate the flow of the entire ninety minutes. M. Carlier has the unenviable task of trying to disrupt the smooth passing rhythm of P. Koopmeiners, who has been absolutely pivotal in pulling the strings for the visitors. If Carlier cannot cut the supply lines and stamp his authority on the central areas, Alkmaar will effortlessly dictate the tempo and eventually break down a fragile home defence.
Our Prediction
We expect the Dutch visitors to immediately control the possession statistics, patiently waiting for the hosts to overcommit or make a defensive error. Once the first goal goes in, the floodgates might open. A highly efficient 2-0 away victory seems inevitable, leaving the Armenian side effectively eliminated from the playoff picture before November even arrives.