Form and Line-up Alashkert
The start of European competition carries a certain danger for Gevorgyan's side. Alashkert have gone a whole month without match practice, while the opposition are fully battle-ready. Of course, the home team powered past their rivals at the end of the previous campaign with six wins in the last eight rounds, but the black-and-whites' squad has changed considerably since then.
Key numbers Alashkert:
The team from Yerevan have not played an official match for more than six weeks. By the end of May, they were on a nine-match unbeaten run.
Alashkert lost their only friendly before Conference League qualifying. They failed to score against Maccabi Tel Aviv (0:1).
Alashkert have added nine new players to the squad. There have been serious changes in their group.
Probable Alashkert line-up (4-2-3-1): Arsen Beglaryan - Davit Terteryan, Cesar, Yaroslav Matyukhin, Hakob Hakobyan - Edgar Piloyan, Rafael Jesus - Karen Nalbandyan, Koffi Doffour, Domi Massoumou - Momo Toure
Form and Line-up Yelimay
Karpovich's players are in excellent shape, as the recent win over Kyzyl-Zhar (1:0) proved. Yelimay only found the goal near the end, with Murtazaliev scoring from the bench, although the gap in chances was significant (18-9 in shots). Before that, the away team picked up points at Irtysh (2:2) and also beat Kaisar (3:2), showing that they attack skilfully away from home.
Key numbers Yelimay:
The team from Semey have scored 24 league goals; only top-two sides Ordabasy (28) and Kairat (34) have a better attack.
Yelimay have only two defeats in 10 away matches this season.
Yelimay's squad is worth more, giving them a slight advantage (7.2 million euros against 5.5).
Probable Yelimay line-up (5-3-2): Ivan Konovalov - Ramazan Orazov, Adilbek Zhumakhanov, Igor Gabriel, Marin Belancic, Arsen Ashirbek - Hrvoje Ilic, Almas Tyulyubay, Duvan Palacios - Ivan Sviridov, Fessou Placca.
Who Will Referee the Match
Vlatko Ilioski (North Macedonia)
Matches - 22 (international matches and the Macedonian Championship, 2025/26);
Average fouls per match - 31;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) - 4.5;
Matches with red cards - 1 of 22;
Matches with penalties - 5 of 22.
