📊 Form Guide

Baník Ostrava

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Baník Ostrava, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 First League success vs Viktoria Plzeň.

In that match, Baník Ostrava managed 43% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Baník Ostrava, the goalscorers were David Buchta (59') and Dennis Owusu (63'). At the other end, Viktoria Plzen got 18 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Václav Jemelka (57') was the scorer for Viktoria Plzeň.

Pavel Hapal's Baník Ostrava have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 7 times in their past 6 outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures is 5.

Their prior results show that Baník Ostrava:

• haven't lost in the league to Sparta Prague in their last 2 games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.

Sparta Prague

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Since a loss in their previous game against Slavia Prague in First League competition, Sparta Prague and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Sparta Prague managed 34% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Sparta Prague was Albion Rrahmani (56'). For their opponents, Slavia Prague had 17 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. Tomáš Chorý (9') and Oscar Dorley (87') scored for Slavia Prague.

The stats tell the story, and Sparta Prague have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals overall. At the back, Sparta Prague could really do with shoring things up.

Their past results show that Sparta Prague:

• have not been beaten by Baník Ostrava in away games against them for the last 7 league matches. A very decent away record against them.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 11/03/2023 tells us that Baník Ostrava have won 1 of these & Sparta Prague 4, with the tally of draws being 1.

In all, 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Baníček and 12 created by Železná Sparta. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was First League match day 28 on 05/04/2025 and the score finished Baník Ostrava 1-1 Sparta Prague.

On that day, Baník Ostrava managed 40% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Matěj Šín (33').

On the other side, Sparta Prague got 23 shots at goal with 4 on target. Filip Panák (51') was the scorer.

The referee was Dalibor Černý.

🗞️ Team News: Sparta Prague

Sparta Prague boss Lars Friis has a number of players out of action. Asger Sörensen (unknown injury), Matej Rynes (Elbow injury), Veljko Birmancevic (Ankle injury) and Tomas Wiesner (Knee injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🧠 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Sparta Prague and Baník Ostrava are probably both going to find scoring goals difficult here.

A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. Our tip is therefore for a very competitive game with a 0-0 score at the end of the match.

Victor Martins, 14:03 18/05/2025