Player Statistics of the Armenia vs Ireland Match: Spertsyan Rated the Best

In the 2026 World Cup qualifier against Ireland, the main hero was Armenia’s midfielder Eduard Spertsyan, who received the highest SofaScore rating of 8.4. His contribution to the victory was decisive:

• 1 goal
• 2 key passes
• 90% passing accuracy
• 5/8 successful long balls
• 1 big chance created
• 2 shots (both on target)
• 7/8 duels won
• 5 fouls won
• 2 successful tackles

Individual leaders of Armenia

• Tigran Barseghyan – best in dribbles (3/3), also shared the top spot in key passes (3) with Lucas Zelarayán.

• Lucas Zelarayán – besides three key passes, won a penalty and earned a 7.6 rating.

• Nair Tiknizyan, Eduard Spertsyan, and Tigran Barseghyan – one big chance created each.

• Georgiy Harutyunyan – defensive leader with 8 clearances, 1 interception, and 1 tackle.

• Ugochukwu Iwu – best in tackles (4).

• Erik Piloyan – most accurate passes (49, 86%).

• Ognen Čančarević – 3 saves.

Impact from the bench

• Vahan Bichakhchyan (7.0) – entered well, made two dangerous shots, played as a central forward.

• Artur Serobyan (6.6) – scored a spectacular but disallowed goal after VAR review.

• Jirair Shagoyan (6.8) – brought energy on the wing, added dynamics.

Leaders of Ireland

• Best rating went to goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher (7.9), who made 6 saves.

• The most effective outfield player was Evan Ferguson (7.3), scorer of Ireland’s goal.

Special mention goes to Armenia’s head coach Yeghishe Melikyan, who chose the right tactics and made excellent substitutions.

On September 9 in Yerevan, Armenia claimed a 2:1 victory over Ireland in the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.