Jagiellonia host Ararat-Armenia in the UEFA Europa League. Both clubs have been doing well in their domestic leagues this season, even if their form in Europe tells a slightly different story.
Each side lost their opening league-phase match in this competition, one by a narrow margin and one by a heavier scoreline, so there's a shared need to put that right here.
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Domestic strength, shakier Europe
Jagiellonia's wider sample of 20 matches across competitions shows 13 wins, two draws and five defeats, with 34 goals scored and 20 conceded. Much of that comes from a strong Ekstraklasa run, though the last two results have been tougher - a home loss to Legia Warszawa followed by a defeat away at Olympiakos in the Europa League.
Jagiellonia: 20 completed matches; Ararat-Armenia: 20 completed matches.
Jagiellonia
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 34
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +14
Ararat-Armenia
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 34
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Jagiellonia | Legia Warszawa | 20.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Europa League | Olympiakos Piraeus | Jagiellonia | 16.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wisla Krakow | Jagiellonia | 11.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Jagiellonia | Slask Wroclaw | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan | Jagiellonia | 03.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | Jagiellonia | 30.08.2026 | 2-5 |
| UEFA Europa League | FC Iberia 1999 | Jagiellonia | 27.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Europa League | Jagiellonia | FC Iberia 1999 | 20.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | Rangers | Jagiellonia | 13.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Jagiellonia | Widzew Łódź | 09.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Shirak | Ararat-Armenia | 20.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Europa League | Ararat-Armenia | Sparta Praha | 16.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Premier League | Ararat-Armenia | Syunik | 11.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premier League | Ararat | Ararat-Armenia | 05.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Pyunik Yerevan | Ararat-Armenia | 31.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Ararat-Armenia | Universitatea Craiova | 27.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Ararat-Armenia | Sardarapat | 23.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Universitatea Craiova | Ararat-Armenia | 20.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Ararat-Armenia | Van | 15.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Celje | Ararat-Armenia | 11.08.2026 | 2-0 |
Ararat-Armenia's own 20-game sample also reads solidly: 11 wins, four draws and five losses, with 34 scored and 25 conceded. They've kept winning regularly in the Armenian Premier League, but their continental form has been rougher, underlined by a 4-1 home defeat to Sparta Praha in their most recent European outing.
Both sides look more comfortable domestically than they have in Europe so far.
Comparative Team Statistics: Jagiellonia vs Ararat-Armenia

Europa League league phase so far
Both teams sit on zero points after round one of the league phase. Jagiellonia lost 2-1 away to Olympiakos, a tight scoreline, while Ararat-Armenia were beaten more heavily, 4-1 at home to Sparta Praha.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 22 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 |
Neither side has found early continental form, so both will be chasing a first league-phase win here.
Attacking output so far
Neither club's leading scorer has contributed much yet. Szmyt has one goal in five games for Jagiellonia, and Bruno Wilson has one in three for Ararat-Armenia. Assists are just as thin, with Prelec and Sandro Lima also on a single assist each.
Jagiellonia's Bernardo Vital has picked up two yellow cards in four matches, the only disciplinary note in the data.

What to expect
With both sides still looking for their first league-phase win, this could come down to confidence as much as quality. Jagiellonia have the platform of decent overall home form, even with two recent losses, while Ararat-Armenia will hope to carry their domestic away form into Europe.
Given how differently each team conceded in their opening Europa League match - Jagiellonia narrowly, Ararat-Armenia heavily - defensive solidity may matter more here than raw attacking threat.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Kobayashi | Japan | 26 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| T. Romanczuk | Poland | 34 | Midfielder | 186 | 73 |
| Jesús Imaz | Spain | 36 | Midfielder | 179 | 70 |
| K. Jóźwiak | Poland | 28 | Midfielder | 176 | 70 |
| K. Szmyt | Poland | 24 | Attacker | 171 | 68 |
| Rodrigo Conceição | Portugal | 26 | Attacker | 173 | 64 |
| H. Finndell | Sweden | 26 | Midfielder | 177 | 74 |
| D. Stojinović | Slovenia | 26 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| B. Wdowik | Poland | 26 | Defender | 184 | 72 |
| N. Wojtuszek | Poland | 24 | Defender | 182 | 79 |
| A. Ćirković | Serbia | 25 | Attacker | 180 | 78 |
| Sergio Lozano | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| N. Prelec | Slovenia | 25 | Attacker | 186 | 80 |
| A. Konstantopoulos | Greece | 24 | Defender | 191 | 77 |
| A. Klynge | Denmark | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| Bernardo Vital | Portugal | 25 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| S. Pankiewicz | Poland | 25 | Defender | ||
| Y. Sylla | Guinea | 23 | Attacker | 191 | 70 |
| C. Polak | Poland | 23 | Defender | 184 | 79 |
| S. Abramowicz | Poland | 22 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 78 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Julio | Colombia | 30 | Defender | 190 | 86 |
| França | Brazil | 31 | Midfielder | 173 | 67 |
| M. Carlier | France | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Tera | Kenya | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| A. Malis | Greece | 29 | Defender | 182 cm | 75 kg |
| P. Ayongo | Ghana | 29 | Attacker | 178 cm | 66 kg |
| Sandro Lima | Brazil | 35 | Attacker | 186 | 82 |
| Bruno Wilson | Portugal | 29 | Defender | 192 | 78 |
| L. Fernandes | USA | 30 | 188 cm | 81 kg | |
| K. Hovhannisyan | Armenia | 34 | Defender | 177 | 75 |
| A. Ndour | Senegal | 28 | Attacker | 183 | n/a |
| J. Balanta | Colombia | 29 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 64 kg |
| A. Ambartsumyan | Armenia | 32 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| Z. Shaghoyan | Armenia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Muradyan | Armenia | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Zidane Banjaqui | Guinea-Bissau | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 62 |
| Bruno Pereira | Portugal | 28 | Defender | 177 cm | 71 kg |
| E. Grigoryan | Armenia | 28 | Defender | 179 | 75 |
| João Bravim | Brazil | 28 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | 86 kg |
| A. Nersesyan | Armenia | 24 | Goalkeeper | 190 | n/a |
Both clubs come into this off the back of a Europa League defeat, and neither has shown enough in this competition yet to be backed with real confidence.
Given the mixed signals - strong domestic form against shaky continental form for both sides - we're passing on this one rather than forcing an angle.
