Europa League betting and spectator preview: Sparta Praha and Aris Limassol meet at Epet Arena to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sparta Praha and Aris Limassol.
Sparta Praha form and stats
Perfect Czech Liga season at home so far for Sparta Praha 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sparta, as their goalkeeper Peter Vindahl Jensen has completely shut out the opponents for 188 minutes in the Czech Liga.
A nice win for Sparta Praha last time playing, versus Slovacko. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-0 with Haraslín, Olatunji, Wiesner and Birmančević (2) scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Sparta "killed" Slovacko in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Haraslín has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Impressive!
In the game before, an away victory in the Czech Liga match versus Slovan Liberec with a 2-0 scoreline.There will be little rest for Sparta Praha after this match as they are travelling to Slavia Praha for a Czech Liga game in only three days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Sparta Praha is on fire here. A stunning 10 from 3 league matches.
Aris Limassol form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Division.
Aris Limassol's last game was the home draw against Paphos (1-1). As mentioned above, Limassol drew the match against Paphos. Manager Shpilevskiy brought on Bengtsson to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-0 at AE Zakakiou.The schedule is very tough for Aris Limassol now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Division game at Omonia Nicosia is waiting in only four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Aris Limassol has managed {5 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Haraslín 6 goals |  T. Wiesner 3 goals | J. Kuchta 3 goals |
Sparta Praha missing players
Aris Limassol missing players
| Sparta Praha | Aris Limassol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 33 | Scored | S | 23 | 53 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.9 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 12.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | ||
| 9 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aris Limassol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sparta Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Sigma Olomouc | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Slovacko | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Mlada Boleslav | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Banik Ostrava | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Teplice | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 10 | Slovan Liberec | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Hradec Kralove | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Pardubice | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Ceske Budejovice | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 6 |
| 14 | Zlin | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 15 | Jablonec | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 16 | Karvina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aris Limassol | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Anorthosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Paphos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | AEL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Apollon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | APOEL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | AE Zakakiou | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Othellos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Nea Salamis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 13 | Karmiotissa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Doxa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
