October 21, 19:00, Gyumri, City Stadium

92 matches, Shirak won 28 times, Pyunik - 51 times, 13 draws, goal difference - 98:148.

Today, October 21, Pyunik will play with Shirak in Gyumri within the framework of the 12th round of the Fastex Armenian Premier League.

Teams approach to the upcoming match in different mood

In the last round of the championship, Pyunik defeated the runner-up, Ararat-Armenia, in a principled match. Our team has slightly improved its tournament rate after this win and now places 4th.

The newcomer of the championship, Shirak, having returned to the group of the strongest a season later, is on the 8th place with 11 points. In the previous round, the Gyumri team lost 0:1 to the championship leader, Urartu, in an away match.

Yeghishe Melikyan celebrated his first victory in official matches over Shirak at the helm of Pyunik

It is noteworthy that the head coach of our team, Yeghishe Melikyan, celebrated his first victory in official matches as a Pyunik manager over the very Shirak in Gyumri. On March 1, 2021 Pyunik defeated Shirak 2:0 on the opponent's pitch in the 16th round of the Armenian Premier League.

The last match of Pyunik and Shirak within the championship

The last match between the teams took place on August 13 within the framework of the 3rd round of the Fastex Armenian Premier League, where the only goal scored by Artak Dashyan brought Pyunik 3 points. Moreover, it was the first victory of our team in the current championship.

Gyumri city stadium for the first time with night lighting

It should be noted that this match will be an event for the home team as for the first time the match will be held at Gyumri City Stadium in the evening with night lighting, which was installed at the stadium this year with the support of the FFA.