Sparta Prague vs FCSB Match Analysis & Prediction
06/08/2024 9:00 pm
In the first leg of the third Champions League qualifying round, Sparta Prague will play host to FCSB at epet ARENA on Tuesday night.
Sparta Prague overcame Shamrock Rovers 6-2 on aggregate in the previous qualifying round of the Champions League after winning the first leg 2-0 on July 23 and the second 4-2 on July 30.
Last season, Sparta Prague were knocked out in the third round of qualifying of the competition after losing 4-2 on penalties against Copenhagen, although they did reach the round of 16 in the Europa League.
Sparta Prague last appeared in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2005-06 season but lost four of six group matches and failed to win any in that campaign.
Rudi won the league in 2023-24 with 87 points from 35 matches, and they have won all three of their games in the top flight so far in 2024-25, including their last encounter on August 2 against Dukla Prague.
Lars Friis’ side have won their last five matches across all competitions at epet ARENA and have in fact lost just once in the last 29 home games.
Meanwhile, FCSB beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 on aggregate in the second qualifying round after overcoming Virtus 11-1 on aggregate in the first round.
They played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg against Maccabi Tel Aviv on July 23, but that stalemate was not reflective of the sides’ performances considering FCSB had 16 shots, while their opponents only had four.
Ilias Charalampous’ side managed to restrict their opponents to just one shot in the second leg on July 31, although they still only avoided extra time through William Baeten’s winner in the 90th minute.
The Red and Blues are currently 14th after three matchweeks having drawn their first two matches of the 2024-25 season and lost 2-0 in their third against Otelul on July 26, but that was FCSB’s only loss in their last 10 games.
FCSB have also been strong on their travels in recent weeks considering that they have won four of their last five matches away from home, scoring 20 goals in the process.
Sparta Prague vs. FCSB Head to head
In the previous three meetings between these two teams, FCSB have claimed two victories while they have drawn once.
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06/02/2015FCSB3Sparta Prague0Club Friendlies
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26/07/2016Sparta Prague1FCSB1Champions League
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03/08/2016FCSB2Sparta Prague0Champions League
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06/08/2024N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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06/08/2024Sparta PragueN/AFCSBN/AChampions League
Sparta Prague Team News
Winger Roman Mokrovics has not featured for Sparta Prague since July 13, while defender Filip Panak has not made an appearances since July 19, and both are doubts for this match.
While Martin Vitik and Asger Sorensen could retain their places in defence, Tomas Wiesner, Lukas Sadilek, Qazim Laci and Imanol Garcia de Albeniz could all come back into the starting XI.
Sparta Prague's Last 5 Matches
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19/07/2024Sparta Prague2Pardubice1Czech Liga
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23/07/2024Shamrock Rovers0Sparta Prague2Champions League
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27/07/2024Teplice1Sparta Prague4Czech Liga
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30/07/2024Sparta Prague4Shamrock Rovers2Champions League
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02/08/2024Sparta Prague2Dukla Praha0Czech Liga
FCSB Team News
FCSB will be without Alexandru Pantea, who has not featured since February, while they all also miss the presence of winger Octavian Popescu, who has not made an appearance since May 19.
FCSB's Last 5 Matches
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16/07/2024FCSB4Virtus0Champions League
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19/07/2024Unirea Slobozia2FCSB2Liga I
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23/07/2024FCSB1Maccabi Tel Aviv1Champions League
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26/07/2024FCSB0Otelul2Liga I
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31/07/2024Maccabi Tel Aviv0FCSB1Champions League
Sparta Prague vs. FCSB: Odds and Predictions
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