Soccer match preview: Sparta Praha confident before travelling to Hradec Králové

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Competition: Czech Republic Fortuna Liga
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lokotrans Aréna (5500 seats)

Tipsway provides all you need to know about the Fortuna Liga fixture Hradec Králové - Sparta Praha!

Insights:
  • Hradec Králové have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sparta Praha have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Fortuna Liga

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.

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Hradec Králové form and stats

When playing at home in the Fortuna Liga, Hradec Králové have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 9 games. In general it's been a long time since Hradec Králové tasted defeat here at Lokotrans Aréna, as they have taken at least one point from their last 19 home games in the league.

Králové drew their last game, also a home match. Slovácko (placed 4th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. The hometeam coach Koubek made a successful contribution in the game against Slovácko, bringing on Rada who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Vlkanova felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Slovácko as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 63rd minute.

Heartbreak before that as Králové lost 0-1 at Slovan Liberec's place.

A decent goal production from Králové in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Králové have conceded only 7 goals.

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Sparta Praha form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Fortuna Liga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Sparta go into this game after a win, the home game against Bohemians 1905 that ended 5-1. As you can tell from the results above, Sparta was very dominant against Bohemians 1905, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Pulkrab (3), Pavelka and Hancko providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Pulkrab's lethal finishing against Bohemians 1905. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Before that, Sparta secured a home win against Brøndby with the score 2-0.

Sparta Praha are a potent attacking force on the road with their 21 goals in 8 league games. Sparta Praha's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Hradec Králové and Sparta Praha have faced each other previously this season: Sparta Praha - Králové 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Králové two wins, zero draws and Sparta Praha eight victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sparta PrahaM. Pulkrab
M. Pulkrab
7 goals
KrálovéJ. Rada
J. Rada
6 goals
Sparta PrahaJ. Pešek
J. Pešek
6 goals

Hradec Králové missing players

Sparta Praha missing players

Hradec Králové Sparta Praha
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 1 8 18
6 4 1 Won W 1 4 13
7 5 2 Drew D 0 2 3
5 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
24 14 4 Scored S 5 21 45
25 7 3 Conceded C 0 15 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
44% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 88% 67%
39% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 75% 56%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 39%
56% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 61%
28% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 12% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 6%
 
5.3 6.9 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1 5.4 6.4
4.6 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.6 3.2
2.6 2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.4 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.6 10.9 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 13.1 15.2
3.8 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 6.8 6.9
35% 37% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 39% 36%
 
8.7 7.8 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6 9.2 7.9
3.7 2.8 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.1 3.4
Key stats in Fortuna Liga this season:
  • All of Sparta Praha's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hradec Králové have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Hradec Králové have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Hradec Králové have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hradec Králové haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sparta Praha have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sparta Praha have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sparta Praha have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Fortuna Liga
  • Sparta Praha have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Sparta Praha haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 18 15 2 1 48 11 9 9 0 0 26 3 9 6 2 1 22 8 37 47
2 Viktoria Plzeň 18 14 2 2 35 13 10 9 1 0 26 6 8 5 1 2 9 7 22 44
3 Sparta Praha 18 13 3 2 45 22 10 9 1 0 24 7 8 4 2 2 21 15 23 42
4 Slovácko 18 11 3 4 36 21 8 7 0 1 16 5 10 4 3 3 20 16 15 36
5 Banik Ostrava 18 10 5 3 38 22 8 5 2 1 22 10 10 5 3 2 16 12 16 35
6 Hradec Králové 18 6 7 5 24 25 9 4 5 0 14 7 9 2 2 5 10 18 -1 25
7 Ceske Budejovice 18 7 3 8 26 30 10 7 1 2 18 12 8 0 2 6 8 18 -4 24
8 Mlada Boleslav 18 7 2 9 28 28 9 5 1 3 22 17 9 2 1 6 6 11 0 23
9 Slovan Liberec 18 7 2 9 17 25 9 4 0 5 7 12 9 3 2 4 10 13 -8 23
10 Sigma Olomouc 18 5 6 7 30 27 8 3 3 2 15 12 10 2 3 5 15 15 3 21
11 Zlin 18 5 3 10 22 36 10 3 2 5 15 19 8 2 1 5 7 17 -14 18
12 Bohemians 1905 18 5 3 10 26 42 8 4 1 3 16 13 10 1 2 7 10 29 -16 18
13 Jablonec 18 3 7 8 13 32 9 2 4 3 8 10 9 1 3 5 5 22 -19 16
14 Pardubice 18 3 5 10 22 40 10 1 4 5 11 23 8 2 1 5 11 17 -18 14
15 Teplice 18 3 2 13 19 36 8 2 1 5 9 11 10 1 1 8 10 25 -17 11
16 Karviná 18 0 5 13 16 35 9 0 4 5 12 17 9 0 1 8 4 18 -19 5