Pyunik welome Dinamo Minsk to Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League first-round qualification tie on Tuesday (July 16). The first leg ended in a goalless stalemate in Hungary leaving the tie in the balance.
Both sides will resume their quest to advance to the next round of the qualifiers. The winner of this tie will face either Ludogorets Razgrad or Dinamo Batumi in the second round of the qualifiers.
Pyunik booked their spot at this stage of the qualifiers having won the Armenian Premier League last season. Dinamo Minsk are here as Belarusian Premier League champions.
Pyunik vs Dinamo Minsk Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The first leg meeting was the maiden clash between the two sides.
- Dinamo Minsk have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six games in all competitions.
- Pyunik are unbeaten in their last nine competitive games (seven wins).
- Dinamo Minsk have never advanced beyond the first round in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
- Six of Pyunik's last seven games in UEFA club competition qualifiers have produced three goals or more.
- Five of Pyunik's last six games in European competition have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Pyunik have won five of their last six home games in UEFA club competition qualifiers.
Pyunik vs Dinamo Minsk Prediction
Six of Pyunik's last eight competitive games have produced over 2.5 goals. They have scored at least two goals in their last five games at home and proved their defensive meetle to hold out against the pressure they received from start to finish in the first leg.
Dinamo Minsk were the hosts in the first leg but played the game in Hungary. Vadim Skripchenko's side are unbeaten in their last 10 games across competitions, winning eight wins in this sequence. They are competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2006 and enter this game as slight pre-game outsiders according to the bookmakers.
This game is likely to be cagey and although one side could nick a win, we are backing the spoils to be shared in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Pyunik 1-1 Dinamo Minsk (Pyunik to advance on penalties)
Pyunik vs Dinamo Minsk Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over / Under 2.5 goals - Over 1.5 goals
Tip 4 - Over 3.5 cards