This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Sparta Praha at Generali Arena when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Celtic with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Sparta have less rest than Celtic in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Fortuna Liga game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus České Budějovice, was also a home game here at Generali Arena. The away team is better rested.
It's quite the trip for Celtic when visiting Sparta Praha as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Sparta Praha form and stats
Sparta was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Europa League.3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Sparta Praha have to build on here at Generali Arena in the Fortuna Liga. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Sparta Praha has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Sparta fans got no joy from their last match, a Fortuna Liga game also here at Generali Arena: A 2-4 defeat against České Budějovice. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Viktoria Plzen (1-3).
A goal frenzy last time out for Sparta, with a total of 6 goals in the match against České Budějovice. Fun stuff to watch!
This is expected to be a close game, with Sparta Praha perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sparta as a small favourite), we find three games. Sparta Praha has won one of these, drawn one and lost one.
There will be little rest for Sparta after this match as they are travelling to Teplice for a Fortuna Liga game in only three days.
Sparta are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Generali Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 10 goals in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sparta defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals.Total Europa League statistics for Celtic: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Celtic are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 18 in a row without losing.
Celtic has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hibernian for a Premiership game that ended a draw (2-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Motherwell at their stadium, the result 4-1.
The match against Hibernian looked like a defeat for Celtic, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Diego Laxalt equalized in the 90th minute.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Celtic in our archives, and the results are: one win for Celtic, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ross County in just three days.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Celtic - Sparta Praha 1-4. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Sparta, zero draws and one win for Celtic. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  L. Juliš 6 goals |   O. Édouard 5 goals |  A. Ajeti 5 goals |
Sparta Praha missing players
Celtic missing players
| Sparta Praha | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 64 | 32 | Scored | S | 26 | 53 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 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 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 239 | 137 | Total Shots | T S | 201 | 356 | ||
| 116 | 63 | Shots on Target | S O | 74 | 144 | ||
| 53% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Milan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -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 | Slavia Praha | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 22 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Sigma Olomouc | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Jablonec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Zlin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Karvina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Slovacko | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | Bohemians 1905 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Banik Ostrava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Mlada Boleslav | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | České Budějovice | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 | Teplice | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 5 |
| 17 | Opava | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Pribram | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -18 | 2 |