📊 Form Guide

Sparta Prague

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Sparta Prague go into this fixture following on from a 0-0 First League drawn result versus Slavia Prague.

In that match, Sparta Prague had 43% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Slavia Prague got 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.

Sparta Prague have not been the best at stopping their opponents lately, but they have also found ways to score goals themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Sparta Prague have been punished defensively in 5 of them in addition to scoring in 5 of those matches. That sort of trend might not be carried forward here, however.

Taking a look at their past results, Sparta Prague:

• haven't lost in the league to Baník Ostrava in their previous 13 matches. What a record.
• are undefeated in their last 16 league matches at home. It really has been a fortress.

Baník Ostrava

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Mladá Boleslav in First League action, Baník Ostrava and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Baník Ostrava managed 73% possession and 22 shots at goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Mlada Boleslav got 6 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Abdulla Yusuf Helal (3') was the scorer for Mladá Boleslav.

Proving their bias toward productive matches, goals have been scored 26 times in the previous six matches in which Baník Ostrava have taken to the field, making it an average of 4.33 goals per clash. Opposing teams have managed 16 of these goals.

Their past results show that Baník Ostrava:

• have not won against Sparta Prague when they have played them away from home in the previous 9 matches in the league. Not an away record to be proud of.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

Delving into past results between these clubs stretching back to 02/04/2022 tells us that these encounters have not been kind to Baník Ostrava. They have not managed to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas Sparta Prague have been superior, finishing as winners in 83 per cent of those games played.

An aggregate of 20 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 14 of them for Železná Sparta and 6 belonging to Baníček. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.

The previous league match between these sides was First League match day 29 on 20/04/2024 when it finished Sparta Prague 4-3 Baník Ostrava.

On that day, Sparta Prague had 59% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. The goals were scored by Veljko Birmančević (41'), Jan Kuchta (48', 52'), Ladislav Krejčí (54' Own goal) and Lukáš Haraslín (63').

Baník Ostrava had 16 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Jiří Klíma (79') and Filip Kubala (85') scored.

The match was refereed by Dalibor Černý.

📰 Team News: Sparta Prague

Martin Vitík (Ankle injury), David Pavelka (unknown injury) and Andreas Vindheim (unknown injury) won’t be playing for Sparta Prague manager Brian Priske.

📰 Team News: Baník Ostrava

Owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Baník Ostrava boss Pavel Hapal has no fitness concerns at all before this match.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that Baník Ostrava should get enough chances to find the net against this Sparta Prague lineup, however that is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.

We can see a 2-1 advantage for Sparta Prague when all is said and done. Definitely a tough call.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 17:13 14/05/2024