This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Sparta Praha with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A. Thankfully the previous game, versus Roma, was also a home game here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The away team is better rested.
It's quite the trip for Sparta Praha when visiting Milan as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Milan form and stats
Last season, Milan's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.Milan have collected seven points from their first three Serie A games here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, a promising start. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Milan has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Milan haven’t lost a league-game in 17 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Genoa, 235 days ago.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Celtic.
A goal frenzy last time out for Milan, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Roma. Fun stuff to watch!
Milan are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Milan as they are travelling to their away game against Udinese in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.
Goals are plentiful at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the league this season as Milan has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. Milan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sparta Praha form and stats
Sparta's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 3rd qualifying round.Sparta Praha are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Czech Liga. Sparta have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for Sparta on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Sparta Praha might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Lille proved too strong as Sparta slumped to a 1-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Generali Arena. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Jablonec in the Czech Liga.
Sparta Praha has another fixture away, a Czech Liga game, against Teplice in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Sparta are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (12 goals from 3 away games). As opposed to that, Sparta have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Ibrahimović 6 goals |   L. Juliš 6 goals |  A. Hložek 4 goals |
Milan missing players
Sparta Praha missing players
| Milan | Sparta Praha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 10 | 21 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 73 | 45 | Scored | S | 32 | 67 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 357 | 184 | Total Shots | T S | 111 | 257 | ||
| 138 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 123 | ||
| 49% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Milan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Napoli | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Sassuolo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Roma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Benevento | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Spezia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Parma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Genoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bologna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Udinese | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Torino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Crotone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -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 | Sparta Praha | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Jablonec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Karvina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Slovacko | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Zlin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Teplice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Banik Ostrava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Mlada Boleslav | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Opava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Ceske Budejovice | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Pribram | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | Zbrojovka Brno | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 1 |