Ararat-Armenia host AZ Alkmaar in Europa League matchday three

Ararat-Armenia will host AZ Alkmaar on 22 October 2026 at 19:45 Damascus time, in matchday three of the league phase of the 2026/27 Europa League, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

In terms of the overall standings, AZ Alkmaar sit in 20th place with 3 points from two matches, having recorded one win and one loss, scoring two goals and conceding two. Ararat-Armenia, meanwhile, are in 34th place with no points from two matches, both of which ended in defeat, scoring two goals and conceding 7.

As for recent results, Ararat-Armenia lost their last match 1-3 away to Jagiellonia on 15 October 2026, having previously lost 1-4 at home to Sparta Prague on 16 September 2026. Before that, they beat Universitatea Craiova 1-0 at home, drew 1-1 away against them, before suffering a 0-2 defeat to Celje.

AZ Alkmaar, meanwhile, produced mixed form, winning their last match 2-1 at home against Hapoel Beer Sheva on 15 October 2026, after losing 0-1 away to Sunderland on 16 September 2026. In their earlier matches this season, they drew 2-2 at home with Shakhtar Donetsk, lost 0-3 away to them, before securing a big 4-0 win over Sparta Prague.

Ararat-Armenia will be without both Paul Ayongo and Zidane Bandjaki, with Bandjaki sidelined through injury.

AZ Alkmaar, meanwhile, will be missing S. Riesink, Jens Hornkamp and Kees Smit through injury, in addition to the absence of Hobie Verhulst.