Baumit Jablonec will be the visitors at Epet Arena on Sunday for the First League tie with hosts Sparta Prague.
View all of the Sparta Prague v Baumit Jablonec predictions, poll and stats below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Sparta Prague
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Sparta Prague will be hoping for a better result after the 2-0 First League defeat last time out to Viktoria Plzeň.
In that match, Sparta Prague had 47% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target. At the other end, Viktoria Plzen had 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Amar Memić (45') and Pavel Šulc (66') scored for Viktoria Plzeň.
It’s not been often in recent games that Sparta Prague haven’t conceded. The reality is that Sparta Prague have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 9 goals along the way.
Heading into this fixture, Sparta Prague haven't been beaten in the league by Baumit Jablonec in their previous 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.
Baumit Jablonec
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Baumit Jablonec will come into the clash following a 1-2 First League win with the downing of Baník Ostrava in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Baumit Jablonec managed 42% possession and 18 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Baumit Jablonec, the goalscorers were Matěj Polidar (24') and Sebastian Nebyla (45'). At the other end, Banik Ostrava had 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Ewerton (59') scored for Baník Ostrava.
A series of effective performances from the Baumit Jablonec defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 fixtures in total. Over that same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 5. It will be interesting to see if that trend will be continued on into this next match.
Their prior results show that Baumit Jablonec:
- haven't won against Sparta Prague in games played away from home for the previous 18 league games. Imagine their relief when they finally get an away win.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head results going back to 30/08/2022 shows that these fixtures have not been fruitful for Baumit Jablonec. They have not been able to get any wins at all while Sparta Prague have been dominant against them, winning in 83% of those games played.
20 goals were scored between them in these games, with 16 of them from Železná Sparta and 4 coming from Jablonec. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
The last league encounter between the two was First League match day 19 on 15/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Sparta Prague 2-1 Baumit Jablonec.
That day, Sparta Prague managed 63% possession and 18 shots at goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Albion Rrahmani (51') and Victor Olatunji (78').
For their opponents, Baumit Jablonec had 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Dominik Hollý (34') scored.
The referee was Lukáš Nehasil.
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Team News: Sparta Prague
Asger Sörensen (unknown injury), Matej Rynes (Elbow injury), Veljko Birmancevic (Ankle injury) and Tomas Wiesner (Knee injury) won’t be able to feature for Sparta Prague manager Lars Friis.
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Prediction
We envisage that Sparta Prague can score a couple of goals when they meet Baumit Jablonec, who won’t find it easy to score themselves.
We’re predicting a pretty comfortable 2-0 victory for Sparta Prague at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the WDW market, staking on Sparta Prague can be had for 1.5, a bet on a draw is 3.9 and betting on victory for Baumit Jablonec comes in at 5.75. Those are the best prices being offered at the moment.
Renata Leite,
02:06 03/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sparta Prague
Formed: 1893
Stadium: Epet Arena (18,349)
Captain: Filip Panák
Chairman: Daniel Křetínský
Manager: Lars Friis
Competitions: First League position 4, UCL Qualifiers (Play-Offs)
⭐ Star Player: Lukáš Haraslín
Mostly played in the Right Wing position, Lukáš Haraslín was born in Bratislava, Slovakia. Having made a first senior appearance for Parma in the 2014 - 2015 season, the dangerous Forward has managed 10 league goals in this First League 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in 20 appearances.