Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Ararat-Armenia vs CS Fola Esch, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
FC Ararat-Armenia
4 – 3
Full Time
CS Fola Esch
Thu 17 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 23' Gilson Delgado
Alex Junior 39' Y
Alex Junior 43' R
Alemao 55' Y
Y 68' Diogo Pimentel
Y 72' Stefano Bensi
R 90' Diogo Pimentel
Y 90' Cedric Sacras
Armen Ambartsumyan 100' Y
Zakaria Sanogo 103' Y
Y 117' Julien Klein

Overview

Match Preview

FC Ararat-Armenia vs CS Fola Esch — Europe at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee
  • Referee Enea Jorgji
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
FC Ararat-Armenia 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals CS Fola Esch
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-17 FC Ararat-Armenia 4–3 CS Fola Esch

Recent Form

FC Ararat-Armenia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep CS Fola Esch H 4–3 W
29 Aug F91 Diddeleng U19 A 1–2 L
22 Aug F91 Diddeleng U19 H 2–1 W
14 Aug FC Saburtalo A 2–0 W
06 Aug FC Saburtalo H 1–2 L
30 Jul Lincoln Red Imps FC A 2–1 W
CS Fola Esch
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep FC Ararat-Armenia A 3–4 L
17 Jul FC Chikhura Sachkhere A 1–2 L
11 Jul FC Chikhura Sachkhere H 1–2 L
01 Aug KRC Genk H 1–4 L
26 Jul KRC Genk A 0–5 L
19 Jul FC Prishtina A 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Ararat-Armenia is hosting CS Fola Esch for another epic battle.
  • 5' CS Fola Esch is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Thomas Hym needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. CS Fola Esch is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' What a strike from Jeisson Martinez! The score is 1-0.
  • 19' Goal! Diogo Pimentel scores his 1 goal in 93 matches.
  • 23' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gilson Delgado.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alemao suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' It looks surprising FC Ararat-Armenia does not make any changes. Serhii Vakulenko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Alex Junior is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 43' It’s a booking for FC Ararat-Armenia player. Alex Junior gets a Red card.
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Ararat-Armenia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Alemao is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 56' Sensational shot from Stefano Bensi. CS Fola Esch is back in the lead.
  • 60' The whistle greets Yusuf Otubanjo as he departs to be replaced by Mailson.
  • 65' FC Ararat-Armenia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Diogo Pimentel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' The whistle greets Jules Diallo as he departs to be replaced by Achraf Drif.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefano Bensi on 72.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 81' GOAL! Zachary Hadji scores on 81.
  • 84' Another change for CS Fola Esch made on 84 minute. Bruno Freire leaves to be changed by Tiago Semedo Monteiro.
  • 86' Another change for CS Fola Esch made on 86 minute. Stefano Bensi leaves to be changed by Billy Bernard.
  • 90' Diogo Pimentel was booked on 90.
  • Another three points for FC Ararat-Armenia.

Lineups

FC Ararat-Armenia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Campana

CS Fola Esch Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastien Grandjean

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diogo Pimentel 1
Mailson 1
Jeisson Martinez 1
Serhii Vakulenko 1
Stefano Bensi 1
Zachary Hadji 1

Head to Head

2020-09-17 FC Ararat-Armenia 4–3 CS Fola Esch

FC Ararat-Armenia Form

2020-09-17 FC Ararat-Armenia 4–3 CS Fola Esch W 2019-08-29 F91 Diddeleng U19 2–1 FC Ararat-Armenia L 2019-08-22 FC Ararat-Armenia 2–1 F91 Diddeleng U19 W 2019-08-14 FC Saburtalo 0–2 FC Ararat-Armenia W 2019-08-06 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–2 FC Saburtalo L 2019-07-30 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–2 FC Ararat-Armenia W

CS Fola Esch Form

2020-09-17 FC Ararat-Armenia 4–3 CS Fola Esch L 2019-07-17 FC Chikhura Sachkhere 2–1 CS Fola Esch L 2019-07-11 CS Fola Esch 1–2 FC Chikhura Sachkhere L 2018-08-01 CS Fola Esch 1–4 KRC Genk L 2018-07-26 KRC Genk 5–0 CS Fola Esch L 2018-07-19 FC Prishtina 0–0 CS Fola Esch D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.34 FC Ararat-Armenia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 CS Fola Esch xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Ararat-Armenia55% Draw21% CS Fola Esch24%
Actual: FC Ararat-Armenia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

FC Ararat-Armenia or Draw
76%
Draw or CS Fola Esch
45%
FC Ararat-Armenia or CS Fola Esch
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Ararat-Armenia39% Draw37% CS Fola Esch24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
8%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
3.8%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Ararat-Armenia

Handicap FC Ararat-Armenia covers Push CS Fola Esch covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Ararat-Armenia keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
CS Fola Esch keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.