Andranik beat Pyunik Yerevan II 3:1 on Sunday in the First League's sixth round of the regular season. The hosts moved to seven points from four games, while the visitors stayed level on 11 after five matches but slipped to third from their earlier position.
We had called for the home side to win, putting 61 per cent confidence on the outcome. And here's the thing — the result was far from a surprise when you look at how they've been shaping up at home, even if their away form has been patchy.
Andranik sit fourth in the table with two wins, a draw and a loss. Pyunik II remain unbeaten across five outings, three victories and two draws, but this was their first point dropped this season and it changes the shape of things.
The visitors had come into this fixture with momentum, winning their last outing 1:0 against Sardarapat 2 and sharing a 3:3 thriller with Bentonit Ijevan before that. They had also beaten Mika 4:2 and kept a clean sheet against Ararat-Armenia II.
Andranik's recent record reads differently — a 0:0 draw with Noah II, a 5:0 demolition of Echmiadzin, then a heavy 1:4 defeat to Olympia Yerevan. They had bounced back with a 4:0 win over Shirak II before losing 1:2 to Ararat.
By then the gap in the table was already narrowing, and this result brought the two sides closer together. The hosts are still four points behind the visitors, but the distance feels smaller now.
