Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Milan vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AC Milan
3 – 0
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Y 28' Borek Dockal
Y 36' David Lischka
Y 52' David Pavelka

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Match Details

  • Referee Alper Ulusoy
  • Referee Kerem Ersoy
  • Referee Halis Ozkahya
  • Referee Mehmet Cem Satman

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
AC Milan 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 AC Milan 3–0 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct AC Sparta Praha H 3–0 W
26 Oct AS Roma H 3–3 D
22 Oct Celtic FC A 3–1 W
17 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 2–1 W
04 Oct Spezia Calcio H 3–0 W
01 Oct Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct AC Milan A 0–3 L
22 Oct Lille OSC H 1–4 L
15 Aug Trabzonspor A 1–2 L
08 Aug Trabzonspor H 2–2 D
02 Aug FK Spartak Subotica H 2–1 W
26 Jul FK Spartak Subotica A 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. AC Milan are looking to make home advantage count against AC Sparta Praha.
  • 5' Matej Hanousek has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Milan and AC Sparta Praha are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Diogo Dalot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Brahim Diaz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Borek Dockal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' AC Milan have won 609 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' It’s a booking for AC Sparta Praha player. David Lischka gets a Yellow card.
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' The whistle greets Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Leao.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Pavelka made 107 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' David Pavelka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rafael Leao makes it 2-0.
  • 62' Lukas Julis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Milan so far.
  • 63' David Moberg-Karlsson is replacing Ladislav Krejci for the AC Sparta Praha side.
  • 66' GOAL! Diogo Dalot fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 68' A change in the AC Milan ranks — Davide Calabria exits the field as Andrea Conti enters on 68.
  • 73' David Lischka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Milan tonight.
  • 78' AC Sparta Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 80' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. David Lischka is replaced by Dominik Plechaty.
  • 81' AC Milan ring the changes. Ismael Bennacer has done his job and it is now time for Franck Kessie to step up.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Daniel Maldini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rade Krunic at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Vojtech Patrak comes on to replace Borek Dockal.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Milan take all three points.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vaclav Kotal

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.12 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: AC Milan to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan66% Draw21% AC Sparta Praha13%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
87%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
34%
AC Milan or AC Sparta Praha
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan48% Draw42% AC Sparta Praha10%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.