Torreense vs Ararat-Armenia - prediction, team news, lineups

Torreense invited Ararat-Armenia to the Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa connected Thursday evening for circular 4 of the 2026-27 UEFA Europa League campaign.

In their erstwhile European outing, Azul-grenas suffered a thumping 4-1 nonaccomplishment distant to Hungarian broadside Ferencvaros, portion the Black and Whites were besides convincingly beaten by AZ Alkmaar astatine the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.

Match preview

Making past arsenic the archetypal broadside from the Portuguese 2nd tier to ever vie successful the contention aft beating Sporting CP 2-1 successful past season’s Taca de Portugal final, Torreense volition beryllium contented with however they person started their maiden European campaign. 

Having followed up a monumental triumph implicit Norwegian outfit Lillestrom successful their opening fixture by losing back-to-back matches against Sunderland and Ferencvaros, Azul-grenas beryllium a lowly 28th successful the Europa League table, though they are lone extracurricular of the knockout signifier places connected extremity difference.

However, Torreense volition beryllium highly disappointed with their commencement to the latest Liga Portugal 2 run arsenic aft finishing 3rd and narrowly missing retired connected promotion to the apical tier past season, Joao Nuno’s men person won lone 2 of their opening 9 league games to beryllium 12th successful the array with conscionable a 2 constituent buffer to the driblet zone.

If they are to bounce backmost from consecutive European defeats connected Thursday evening, the cardinal for Azul-grenas could good beryllium to spot up their leaky defence arsenic contempt lone 5 teams surrendering less goals than them successful the league this season, the Portuguese outfit person already conceded 7 successful their 3 matches connected the continent.

Much similar their opposition, Ararat-Armenia are creating past successful the Europa League this play arsenic the archetypal Armenian squad to ever enactment successful the main competition, but to the opposition of Torreense, the visitors person not had the commencement that they would person desired.

Falling to decision successful each of their opening 3 fixtures, the Black and Whites are 1 of 4 sides alongside Marseille, Celtic and Viktoria Plzen that are yet to prime up a azygous constituent aft 3 games, though with their inferior extremity difference, the Armenian broadside are presently rooted to the ft of the League Phase table.

On the different hand, Manuel Tulipa volition beryllium comparatively blessed with his side’s advancement successful the league, arsenic pursuing their archetypal rubric triumph for six years past season, Ararat-Armenia beryllium 2nd successful the Armenian Premier League array and lone 2 points down leaders FC Noah, having not mislaid immoderate of their erstwhile 7 outings.

With nary anterior encounters against Portuguese opposition, the Black and Whites could marque past with a triumph connected Thursday evening, though they volition besides request to tighten up defensively if they are to ascent disconnected the bottommost of the table, having shipped 11 goals successful Europe truthful acold – 2 much than immoderate different broadside successful the competition.

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Team News

French guardant Adama Baradji is the host’s lone confirmed absentee for Thursday’s clash arsenic the 19-year-old continues to retrieve from an undisclosed contented that has ruled him retired for the past month.

Following back-to-back cleanable sheets, it is apt that Nuno deploys an identical defence to the 1 that started against Portimonense connected Saturday, with Alejandro Alfaro and Amine Oudrhiri playing conscionable successful beforehand of the backline.

Netting the equaliser earlier the interruption against Ferencvaros a fortnight ago, it is astir definite that Manuel Pozo is named alongside Dany Jean and Malik Abubakari successful the Torreense onslaught erstwhile again this week.

After a fortnight connected the sidelines, Ararat-Armenia welcomed midfielder Zidane Banjaqui backmost to the matchday squad connected Sunday, portion 34-year-old defender Kamo Hovhannisyan has besides returned from wounded successful the erstwhile week.

Despite playing successful the club’s Champions League qualifiers successful the summer, Ghanaian guardant Paul Ayongo has been near retired of the European roster and is the Black and White’s sole miss connected Thursday evening.

Having scored 5 league goals this season, the astir of anyone astatine the club, Arayik Eloyan is apt to beryllium the visitor’s biggest menace successful onslaught this week and volition beryllium looking to deed the backmost of the nett for the archetypal clip successful his vocation successful European competition.

Torreense imaginable starting lineup:

Adriel; David Bruno, Volnei, Stopira, Alcedo; Oudrhiri, Alfaro; Pozo, Jatta, Jean; Abubakari

Ararat-Armenia imaginable starting lineup:

Joao Bravim; Oliveira, Wilson Valdez, Malis, Grigoryan; Balanta, Carlier; Serobyan, Ambartsumyan, Shaghoyan; Eloyan

We say: Torreense 2-1 Ararat-Armenia

Yet to enactment a constituent connected the board, claiming triumph connected Thursday’s sojourn to Portugal looks arsenic though it could beryllium captious for Ararat-Armenia’s chances of perchance progressing to the knockout stages of the Europa League.

However, portion they whitethorn beryllium struggling domestically, we deliberation Torreense are favourites for triumph this week and are backing them to ascent retired of the elimination places with 3 points nether the lights astatine the Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa.

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