FC Pyunik vs F91 Dudelange Match Analysis and Prediction

FC Pyunik play host to F91 Dudelange on Tuesday for the first leg of their second qualifying round tie in the Champions League.

The hosts saw off the threat of CFR Cluj on penalties in the first qualifying round of this season’s tournament, while Dudelange eliminated KF Tirana through a 3-1 aggregate victory.

Pyunik won the Armenian Premier League title for the 15th time last season, finishing a point clear of Ararat-Armenia at the top of the league, seeing them qualify for the first qualifying round of the European Cup.

They played out a goalless draw with CFR Cluj in the first leg of their first qualifying round match on July 5 before a 2-2 stalemate in the return fixture on July 13, where the Armenian outfit won the penalties 4-3.

The Academy will not begin their league campaign until the end of July, so they have not been in action since the second leg with CFR Cluj, which should stand them a good chance for this two-legged tie.

Meanwhile, Dudelange defeated Tirana in the first qualifying round of this season’s tournament to progress to the second qualifying round.

They recorded a 1-0 victory over Tirana in the first leg of the contest on July 6 after which they won 2-1 in the second leg one week later to secure a 3-1 aggregate success.

Carlos Fangueiro’s side progressed to the first qualifying round of this season’s Champions League by finishing top of the Luxembourg National Division last season, picking up 67 points from 30 matches.

The Luxembourg outfit competed in the group stage of the Europa League in both 2018-19 and 2019-20, finishing fourth in their section on both occasions, with this being their first appearance in the Championship League since losing to Valletta in the first qualifying round in 2019-20.

FC Pyunik vs F91 Dudelange head to head

The two teams have not previously met in any competition, and this will be their first meeting in a competitive match in the UEFA Champions League qualifications.

FC Pyunik latest home form

FC Pyunik have recently been on a good run of form at home, and have been ubeaten in their five most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with CFR Cluj in their last home game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded two.

Pyunik 2-1 Noah 05/05/22

Pyunik 2-0 Van 09/05/22

Pyunik 1-1 Urartu 15/05/22

Pyunik 1-0 Ararat 24/05/22

Pyunik 0-0 CFR Cluj 05/07/22

FC Pyunik latest away form

FC Pyunik have recently been on a good run of form on the road, and have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They defeated CFR Cluj through penalties in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded five.

Urartu 0-1 Pyunik 20/03/22

Ararat 1-2 Pyunik 11/04/22

Ararat-Armenia 1-1 Pyunik 29/04/22

Alashkert 1-1 Pyunik 28/05/22

CFR Cluj 2-2(P) Pyunik 13/07/22

F91 Dudelange latest home form

Dudelange have recently been on a good run of form at home, having lost just two of their nine most recent matches. They managed to defeat Tirana 1-0 in their last home game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded six.

F91 Dudelange 2-3 Fola Esch 16/04/22

F91 Dudelange 1-0 Swift Hesperange 01/05/22

F91 Dudelange 7-0 Luxembourg City 15/05/22

F91 Dudelange 2-3 Racing Union Luxembourg 27/05/22

F91 Dudelange 1-0 Tirana 06/07/22

F91 Dudelange latest away form

Dudelange have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Tirana 2-1 in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded eight.

UNA Strassen 3-1 F91 Dudelange 24/04/22

Rodange 0-2 F91 Dudelange 08/05/22

Fola Esch 4-5 F91 Dudelange 11/05/22

Wiltz 0-3 F91 Dudelange 22/05/22

Tirana 1-2 F91 Dudelange 12/07/22

FC Pyunik news

Pyunik’s Yusuf Otubanjo is likely to lead the line in a 5-4-1 formation, with Uros Nenadovic and Artak Dashyan set to feature in the wide areas for the hosts.

Melikyan made six changes in the contest with CFR Cluj, but all the sustitutions were tactical rather than enforced, so he could maintain the same lineup.

F91 Dudelange news

Fangueiro could also decide to stick with the same lineup that took to the pitch from the onset against Tirana last time out.

Mohcine Hassan, Samir Hadji and Eliot Gashi played as the front three, and they are likely to continue in the final third of the field for this contest.

Prediction and Odds

Dudelange showcased an impressive performance in the last round of the competition, while Pyunik also showed character to bounce back and overcome CFR Cluj.

We are expecting this to be a close affair in both legs and find it difficult to separate the sides when it comes to the first leg.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.20

Probable outcomes

Pyunik 0-0 F91 Dudelange

Pyunik 1-1 F91 Dudelange

Pyunik 2-2 F91 Dudelange

Pyunik 1-2 F91 Dudelange

Pyunik 1-0 F91 Dudelange