International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Lille and Sparta Praha are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
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 Lille and Sparta Praha.
Sparta Praha have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Lille form and stats
Lille participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Lille have performed here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy this season with 4 wins from 6 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. 2W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Lille.
The home team returns to Stade Pierre-Mauroy after being equal after 90 minutes with Saint-Etienne on their last time out; the Ligue 1 game ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Milan that ended 1-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 1 game versus Monaco in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Lille's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Lille have only let in 2 goals at home.
Sparta Praha form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round.Playing away, Sparta Praha have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Czech Liga this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 2W-0D-2L. This is both home and away.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Celtic in the Europa League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Slavia Praha in just three days.
Sparta create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 14 goals in 5 travels. As opposed to that, Sparta have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sparta Praha - Lille 1-4.Top Goalscorers
  L. Juliš 7 goals |   B. Yılmaz 6 goals |  J. Bamba 4 goals |
Lille missing players
Sparta Praha missing players
| Lille | Sparta Praha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 31 | 65 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.1 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Milan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 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 | PSG | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | Lille | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Monaco | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Lens | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Brest | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Nice | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Metz | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Nimes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Lorient | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 8 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Dijon | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Sigma Olomouc | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Zlin | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Slovacko | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Jablonec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Slovan Liberec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Karvina | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Bohemians 1905 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Ceske Budejovice | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Banik Ostrava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Mlada Boleslav | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Teplice | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 6 |
| 17 | Opava | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 5 |
| 18 | Pribram | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -17 | 5 |