Alashkert
- Alashkert are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions (Won 6, Drawn 4).
- Alashkert are undefeated in their last 5 home games in all competitions (Won 3, Drawn 2).
- UEFA Conference League qualification is on the line this week when Alashkert host CFR 1907 Cluj in the first of their two-leg tie in Yerevan.
- Vahe Gevorgyan has his team organized and very pragmatic at home and away and they are adept at locking in a defensive block and hitting opponents on the break from the wide areas with an explosive Daouda Togola leading the line and Karen Nalbandyan providing the creative spark from the No.10 zone in a compact 4-2-3-1 formation.
CFR 1907 Cluj
- CFR 1907 Cluj are unbeaten in their last 5 in all competitions (Won 2, Drawn 3).
- CFR's new coach Antonio Folha has implemented a possession-based system with a high-tempo pressing game in which his team aims to control the tempo and cause turnovers.
- The team have been more steady than spectacular under his stewardship, avoiding defeat in eight of their ten games in all competitions (Won 4, Drawn 4, Lost 2), but three straight draws in their latest outings (0-0 home to Universitatea Craiova, 0-0 away to FC Dinamo Bucuresti and 1-1 at home to FC Arges) suggest a stagnation in the final third.
Key Players
- Andrei Cordea is the Romanian's main end-product threat with two goals in the last five.
- Daouda Togola leads Alashkert and has one in two games in this season's UEFA Conference League Qualification.
- Karen Nalbandyan provides the creative spark from the No.10 zone for Alashkert.
Betting Insights
- Cluj are narrow favourites at 2.05, with Alashkert priced at 3.65 and the draw at 3.25.
- Our slight preference in the match result odds is for the visitors to avoid defeat in this game, although we expect this to be a close and cagey affair.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.6 seems a good price to us and a decent alternative to the match bet because it complements the form and recent results of both teams, particularly the three straight 0-0 and 1-1 draws of CFR 1907 Cluj.
