Today: Latvia vs Armenia. The Statistics are Equal

Today, at 20:00 Yerevan time, the match between Latvia and Armenia will kick off at the "Skonto" stadium in Riga, the capital of Latvia, as part of the Euro 2024 qualifying round. This is reported by "Hetq".

The site notes: “Let’s remind that the teams are placed in the 4th qualifying group, where their rivals also include Croatia, Wales, and Turkey. The group leaders are Croatia and Turkey, both having earned 10 points, although the Croatians achieved this in 4 matches, while the Turks did so in 5. After 5 matches, Armenia and Wales both have 7 points, but our team holds the advantage based on head-to-head encounters (we defeated Wales 4-2 on their home ground). Latvia has not accrued any points after 5 matches.

On June 19, in Yerevan, our team won against the Latvians with a score of 2-1. Nair Tiknizyan and Tigran Barseghyan stood out during that match, while Stepan Mkrtchyan was credited with an own goal.

The roster of the Armenian national team before today’s match is as follows:

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The Latvia vs Armenia match will be officiated by a Slovenian referee team led by Rade Obrenovic. His assistants will be Jure Paprotnik and Grega Kortez. The fourth official will be Martin Matošan. The VAR referee has been appointed as Nejc Kajtazović, with VAR assistant referee Alen Borša.

The teams have met 3 times before. In a friendly match held on February 11, 2009, in Limassol, Cyprus, the match ended in a 0-0 draw. In a friendly match on September 3, 2014, the Latvians won 2-0 in Riga. The third encounter, as mentioned, was an official match within the framework of Euro 2024, which ended with a victory for us at 2-1. Therefore, in 3 matches, there has been 1 win for each team, 1 loss for Armenia, and 1 draw, with a goal difference of 3-2 in favor of Latvia.

Currently, the Armenian national team is ranked 91st in the FIFA rankings, while Latvia sits at 136th.