This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Sparta Praha at Generali Arena when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Milan with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Sparta nor Milan as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sparta Praha form and stats
Sparta Praha was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Europa League.3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Fortuna Liga numbers at home for Sparta Praha so far this season. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Sparta Praha has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. Sparta are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Generali Arena, having lost their two previous games here.
Sparta's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Slavia Praha. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lille (1-2).
The penalty miss from Lukáš Juliš in the defeat against Slavia Praha was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
There will be little rest for Sparta Praha after this match as they are travelling to Slovácko for a Fortuna Liga game in only three days.
The Sparta manager V. Kotal has got the team scoring with 10 from 5 home games in the league. Sparta have conceded 9 from these games.
Milan form and stats
Milan was sent out of Europa League in the group stage last season.The visitors are W5-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 5W-2D-1L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Milan as they haven't lost any of their last 22 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Inter game have they lost an away game, meaning Milan has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Milan, whose manager S. Pioli could celebrate last time after the Serie A win against Sampdoria. That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus Celtic in the Europa League.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Pioli when Samu Castillejo scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Parma in just three days.
Milan have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sparta Praha and Milan have met before this season: Milan - Sparta 3-0.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Ibrahimović 10 goals |   L. Juliš 7 goals |  L. Krejčí 4 goals |
Sparta Praha missing players
Milan missing players
| Sparta Praha | Milan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 59 | 27 | Scored | S | 23 | 65 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 58% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -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 | Slavia Praha | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Sigma Olomouc | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Jablonec | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Zlin | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Karvina | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Slovácko | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | Slovan Liberec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Ceske Budejovice | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Banik Ostrava | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Teplice | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Mlada Boleslav | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 6 |
| 17 | Pribram | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 6 |
| 18 | Opava | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 5 |
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Inter | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Napoli | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Sassuolo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Roma | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Lazio | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bologna | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Benevento | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Spezia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Parma | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Torino | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Genoa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 2 |