Slovan Bratislava vs FC Pyunik Match Analysis and Prediction

With just one point separating the sides in Group H of the Europa Conference League, there is plenty to play for on Thursday when FC Pyunik make the trip to take on Slovan Bratislava.

The hosts are unbeaten in their previous three games across all competitions, but they are currently not in a position to qualify for the knockout rounds.

Slovan Bratislava have endured a mixed campaign in the Europa Champions League, having one victory and defeat alongside two draws across their first four matches.

However, they will be very aware of the fact that their only defeat in the competition to this point came against their opponents on Thursday.

FC Pyunik claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory in the previous meeting between the sides as two goals in the span of two minutes during the first half proved to be enough to secure all three points.

Slovan followed that up with an impressive 2-0 win of their own against current group leaders Basel, and then a 3-3 draw against them in the following match.

Thursday’s visitors Pyunik have actually lost more matches than Slovan Bratislava in the group, but due to an extra win to their name they do sit above them at the moment.

However, with just one point between the two sides, there is plenty to play for in this game, and Pyunik will also be looking above them as they could go top with a win.

Yegishe Melikyan’s side will need a stronger performance than their most recent European game which saw them beaten by Zalgiris, who are currently bottom of the group.

Despite that defeated, Pyunik have bounced back with successive victories in the league, bringing confidence straight back into the side, and a repeat of their reverse result would potentially secure their spot in the knockout stages.

Slovan Bratislava vs FC Pyunik head to head

These two teams have previously met on just three occasions across two competitions, where Slovan Bratislava have claimed two victories while Pyunik have won one. Slovan have scored nine goals and conceded three in the process.

Pyunik 1-4 Slovan Bratislava 29/06/17

Slovan Bratislava 5-0 Pyunik 06/07/17

Pyunik 2-0 Slovan Bratislava 15/09/22

Slovan Bratislava latest home form

Slovan Bratislava have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. They drew 3-3 with Basel in their last home game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded six.

Slovan Bratislava (P)2-1 Zrinjski 25/08/22

Slovan Bratislava 1-1 DAC 1904 31/08/22

Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Zalgris 08/09/22

Slovan Bratislava 3-1 Podbrezova 02/10/22

Slovan Bratislava 3-3 Basel 13/10/22

Slovan Bratislava latest away form

Slovan Bratislava have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Skalica 4-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded five.

Druztevnik Mala Maca 0-7 Slovan Bratislava 28/09/22

Basel 0-2 Slovan Bratislava 06/10/22

Trencin 4-0 Slovan Bratislava 09/10/22

Zemplin Michalovce 0-1 Slovan Bratislava 16/10/22

Skalica 1-4 Slovan Bratislava 21/10/22

FC Pyunik latest home form

FC Pyunik have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have won each of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Ararat-Armenia 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded three.

Pyunik 3-1 BKMA 12/09/22 

Pyunik 2-0 Slovan Bratislava 15/09/22

Pyunik 5-1 Alashkert 01/10/22

Pyunik 2-0 Zalgiris 06/10/22

Pyunik 2-1 Ararat-Armenia 17/10/22

FC Pyunik latest away form

FC Pyunik managed to defeat Shirak 1-0 in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have lost each of their previous six games. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded eight.

Basel 3-1 Pyunik 08/09/22

Urartu 2-1 Pyunik 19/09/22

Ararat 1-0 Pyunik 09/10/22

Zalgiris 2-1 Pyunik 13/10/22

Shirak 0-1 Pyunik 21/10/22

Slovan Bratislava news

Aleksandar Cavric served as the lone striker in Slovan Bratislava’s most recent European game against Basel, and after scoring on that occasion, he could be used once again.

On the other end of the pitch, they will be without Michal Sulla due to a cruciate ligament injury, leaving Adrian Chovan in goal.

FC Pyunik news

FC Pyunik deployed a 5-3-2-1 formation during the reverse of this fixture, and considering they won that game and kept a clean sheet, it could be a repeat of that this time around.

David Davidyan got on the scoresheet in Pyunik’s recent game, and that could see him in contention to feature this week.

Prediction and Odds

Both sides head into the contest with the possibility of still going through to the knockout phase, and potentially winning the group itself.

That said, it will likely lead to a closely-fought contest, but with Slovan Bratislava having the home advantage, they might just edge this one and take all three points.

Odds: 1 2.23 X 2.05 2 2.89

Probable outcomes

Slovan Bratislava 1-0 Pyunik

Slovan Bratislava 2-0 Pyunik

Slovan Bratislava 2-1 Pyunik

Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Pyunik

Slovan Bratislava 1-1 Pyunik