National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sparta Praha or Blansko that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sparta nor Blansko as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sparta Praha form and stats
Sparta was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Czech Cup.Perfect Czech Liga season at home so far for Sparta Praha 2 wins from 2 appearances. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Sparta Praha has won five games in a row. The Slavia Praha match was the last time out without a victory. After failing to beat Viktoria Plzen here at Generali Arena, Sparta has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
A good away victory last time out for Sparta Praha, who won 3-1 against Pribram. Previous to that game, a Czech Liga home match hosting Zlin in a game that was won 3-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Jablonec are coming to town in three days.
At Generali Arena, Sparta Praha has the goal stats of 6-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Blansko form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Frydek-Mistek in order to reach 3rd Round of Czech Cup. Blansko was sent out of Czech Cup in the preliminary round last season.The 2. Liga FNL season is young and Blansko have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Blansko might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Viktoria Zizkov proved too strong as Blansko slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion na Údolní. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Varnsdorf.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 2. Liga FNL trip to Vlašim.
Blansko have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. For Blansko, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Juliš 5 goals |  B. Dočkal 3 goals |  A. Hložek 3 goals |
Sparta Praha missing players
Blansko missing players
| Sparta Praha | Blansko | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 70 | 38 | Scored | S | 22 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 28 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 76% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 258 | 147 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 230 | ||
| 122 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 61 | 97 | ||
| 49% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sparta Praha | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Jablonec | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovácko | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Zlin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Karviná | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Teplice | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Baník Ostrava | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Opava | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
| 16 | Ceske Budejovice | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
| 17 | Pribram | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Zbrojovka Brno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hradec Kralove | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Viktoria Zizkov | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Lisen | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Dukla Praha | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Usti nad Labem | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Vysocina Jihlava | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Varnsdorf | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Blansko | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | Chrudim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Vlašim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Prostějov | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Táborsko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 13 | Slavoj Vysehrad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Třinec | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 0 |