This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Olympique Lyonnais at Parc Olympique Lyonnais when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Sparta Praha with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Czech Liga. That game was also an away game, at Banik Ostrava. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sparta Praha, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals.15 points is a decent return from 7 Ligue 1 games here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais for Olympique Lyonnais. The data says 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Olympique Lyonnais. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Parc Olympique.
A nice win for Olympique Lyonnais last time playing, versus Lens. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Karl Toko Ekambi and Houssem Aouar scoring for the victors. Olympique goalkeeper Anthony Lopes did an outstanding job against Lens with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. The goalie Anthony Lopes was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.8 out of ten. Lopes stopped the opponent with seven saves.
A Ligue 1 defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Nice.There will be little rest for Olympique after this match as they are travelling to Rennes for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
The Olympique manager P. Bosz has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. Olympique's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sparta Praha form and stats
Sparta was sent out of Europa League in the group stage last season.As the visiting team in Czech Liga matches, Sparta Praha have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far. Total Europa League statistics for Sparta Praha: 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Sparta has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Banik Ostrava for a Czech Liga game that ended a draw (2-2).
Preceding that game was the away Czech Cup victory against Teplice with the score of 2-0.A new game in only three days for Sparta Praha, the Czech Liga home match versus Teplice. Busy days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Sparta Praha alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (19 from 6 played). Sparta's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the teams met earlier this season; Sparta Praha - Olympique 3-4. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Olympique wins - draws - Sparta Praha wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pešek 6 goals |   L. Tolentino Coelho de Lima 4 goals |  K. Toko Ekambi 4 goals |
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
Sparta Praha missing players
| Olympique Lyonnais | Sparta Praha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 61 | 37 | Scored | S | 28 | 53 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 76% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.9 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 13 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Brøndby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Nice | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lens | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Nantes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Monaco | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lille | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Lorient | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Troyes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Clermont | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Brest | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Metz | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 7 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viktoria Plzen | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 32 |
| 3 | Slovacko | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Sparta Praha | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 30 |
| 5 | Banik Ostrava | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Hradec Kralove | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 7 | Mlada Boleslav | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Sigma Olomouc | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Ceske Budejovice | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Slovan Liberec | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Zlin | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Bohemians 1905 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Jablonec | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Pardubice | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Teplice | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 5 |
| 16 | Karvina | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 4 |