Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Ararat-Armenia and Aris square off against each other in Yerevan in what is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Thursday’s program. Ararat-Armenia won the thriller against Egnatia on penalties but, no doubt, they need to improve defensively if they are to advance to the Conference League third qualifying round. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the visit of Aris.
The Yellow-Blacks, on the other hand, were struggling in pre-season, with the team losing to the likes of Maccabi Haifa, Botev Plovdiv, and CSKA 1948 Sofia, which is probably the main reason why away win should not be considered. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be former Watford forward Andre Gray, who scored eight goals in the last Greek Super League campaign. Veteran Gervinho, on the other hand, is widely expected to start from the bench.
Highlighted Player (Gervinho):
Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi, or Gervinho, is an Ivorian football player born in Anyama, near Abidjan. He started his professional career in the youth team of ASEC Mimosas, where he gained the nickname Gervinho, thanks to the Brazilian coach of the team. After that, the left winger joined Toumodi, a club from the Ivorian Deuxieme Division Zone Four, where he played with Toure brothers for a while. His first European engagement was at KSK Beveren and after two years, the Ivorian international joined Le Mans.
During his spell in MUC 72, Gervinho attracted the attention of many large clubs, but he decided to join LOSC Lille and two years after he received a call from Arsene Wenger, which resulted with him moving to North London. His stay with the Gunners was not as expected, so the player decided to join Roma. During the players’ exodus to China, Gervinho joined Hebei China Fortune in a deal worth €10 Million, but he did not satisfy the demands of the Chinese club, so he went back to Italy, where he plays for Parma.
The left winger, who can also play as a right winger, attacking midfielder and shadow striker, recorded 84 appearances for Ivory Coast, netting 22 goals in the process.