Match story
- Riga fired more attempts (16 vs 6 shots).
- Riga held more of the ball (53% possession).
Riga defeated Ararat-Armenia 3-2 in UEFA Champions League. The fixture is part of the 1st Qualifying Round stage in the 2026 season. The match was played at Skonto in Rīga. Bence Csonka, Hungary officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Riga vs Ararat-Armenia meeting in UEFA Champions League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Riga and Ararat-Armenia. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Recorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Gray has shown that he's more than capable of producing effective football but the fallout from the support in the wake of the embarrassing European defeat shows that even if we progress in the tie, his coat's on a shoogly peg already and a poor start to the league campaign, even if we do progress in this European tie, will see the noise grow and his position may become untenable.

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