After falling in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, a convincing 7-3 aggregate victory over Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana got them back into Uefa’s third-tier competition, where they have done well so far.
Already they have four points after a 1-0 win over Croatia’s Rijeka, a 1-1 draw with Romania’s Universitatea Craiova and a 2-1 defeat by Czech side Sigma Olomuc.
The squad is technically sound and strong going forward, having scored in 10 of their 11 European matches this season.
Foreign imports make up 15 of the 24 players in their European squad.
Brazilian forward Matheus Aias and Portuguese winger Helder Ferreira bring quality in the final third, having scored 11 goals between them this season. Aias got 19 in total last term and seven in the Conference League alone.
Bosnian striker Nardin Mulahusejnovic has netted seven this season, including one in each of their three league phase matches so far, and will be a strong presence in the box.
However, it is still Aberdeen’s best chance of a victory. Noah have won just twice away from home all season and have just one victory in their past seven matches.
Despite a strong start to the season, their poor run recently means they are down in fifth place as they attempt to defend their Armenian Premier League title.
Aberdeen, meanwhile, are unbeaten in four games and on their best form of the season, and must use home advantage and momentum.
The Old Testament says Noah’s Ark landed on Mount Ararat, which dominates the Yerevan skyline from its position just over the border in Turkey.
Those ties prompted the name change from Artsakh to Noah FC in 2019.
Aberdeen’s miracle quest for European knockout football starts now.
This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team.
