National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sparta Praha or Slavia Praha that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sparta nor Slavia Praha 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.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Sparta Praha form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 14 Czech Liga games here at Generali Arena for Sparta Praha. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. This match is a Czech Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. After failing to beat Bohemians 1905 here at Generali Arena, Sparta has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Sparta salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Slovan Liberec, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Adam Hložek equalizing.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Banik Ostrava are coming to town in four days.
The Sparta manager P. Vrba has got the team scoring with 34 from 14 home games in the league. Sparta Praha have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Slavia Praha form and stats
Last season their Czech Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 5 draws and only 0 losses in the Czech Liga. Total Czech Cup statistics for Slavia Praha: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Slavia as they haven't lost any of their last 42 games. Slavia are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 20 in a row without losing.
As you can tell from the results above, Slavia was very dominant against Viktoria Plzen, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Mick van Buren, Tomáš Holeš, Nicolae Stanciu and Alexander Bah providing the goals.
The schedule is very tough for Slavia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Czech Liga game at Sigma Olomouc is waiting in only four days.
Slavia are a potent attacking force on the road with their 38 goals in 15 league games. It's not easy to score on Slavia Praha as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Sparta Praha won zero, Slavia Praha won five and five draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kuchta 13 goals |  N. Stanciu 12 goals |   L. Juliš 11 goals |
Sparta Praha missing players
Slavia Praha missing players
| Sparta Praha | Slavia Praha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 46 | 29 | Scored | S | 28 | 64 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 12.1 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Jablonec | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 62 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 59 |
| 4 | Slovacko | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 53 |
| 5 | Viktoria Plzen | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 51 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 46 |
| 8 | Banik Ostrava | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 11 | Ceske Budejovice | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Karvina | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | Mlada Boleslav | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Zlin | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -16 | 30 |
| 15 | Teplice | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -29 | 26 |
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -21 | 22 |
| 17 | Pribram | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 59 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -39 | 20 |
| 18 | Opava | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -42 | 16 |