Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Generali Arena clash with Karviná, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Czech Liga table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sparta Praha form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Generali Arena as Sparta Praha have scored 29 goals to get 33 points from 14 games. The overall stats are 10-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Sparta Praha has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Generali Arena. We remember; it was Teplice.Sparta Praha manager Z. Ščasný and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Slavia Praha in the Czech Liga. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Zlín in a game that was won 2-0.
Sparta Praha are traveling soon after this match as the Czech Cup match at Slavia Praha awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (29 in 14 games), Sparta Praha's attacking play is working. Sparta Praha are not conceding a lot of goals here at Generali Arena, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches.
Karviná form and stats
Karviná have only collected 6 points from their away games after 1-3-10 (14 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.Karviná are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Czech Liga against Zlín. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Sigma Olomouc's place.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Karviná's match history for similar games we find 39 matches. The home team won 25 of these as expected, 10 of them by at least two goals. Karviná managed 8 draws and 6 surprise wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Karviná as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games. In the opposite end, Karviná have conceded 27 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Karviná - Sparta Praha 1-3. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 3 - 2 - 0 (Sparta Praha wins - draws - Karviná wins).Top Goalscorers
  G. Kanga 11 goals |  B. Tetteh 11 goals |   T. Wagner 9 goals |
Sparta Praha missing players
Karviná missing players
| Sparta Praha | Karviná | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 48 | 29 | Scored | 13 | 34 |
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | 27 | 51 |
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 96% |
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | 86% | 89% |
| 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 64% | 61% |
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | 29% | 32% |
| 14% | 21% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 18% |
| 50% | 43% | Both teams to score | 71% | 68% |
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 7% | 11% |
| 18% | 14% | Failed To Score | 29% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 4 |
- Karviná is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Sparta Praha is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 49 | 69 |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 64 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 54 |
| 4 | Jablonec | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
| 5 | Baník Ostrava | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Sigma Olomouc | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 37 |
| 9 | Zlín | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Teplice | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 35 |
| 11 | Opava | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | Slovácko | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 33 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Příbram | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 38 | -30 | 29 |
| 15 | Karviná | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -17 | 23 |
| 16 | Dukla Praha | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | -33 | 19 |
