Saturday , 14 November 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 Plzeň 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
25% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan
Alphadjo Cisse 3 G
AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AC Milan and AC Sparta Praha.
  • 5' Milan Heca has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' AC Sparta Praha have won 75 goals from 51 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Ismael Bennacer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' GOAL! Brahim Diaz scores on 24.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Borek Dockal.
  • 33' AC Milan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Sparta Praha's shape.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for David Lischka.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Rafael Leao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' It’s high time Stefano Pioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' David Pavelka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' The Portugal Rafael Leao breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 2-0!
  • 62' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! David Moberg-Karlsson comes on to replace Ladislav Krejci.
  • 66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diogo Dalot makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 68' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Andrea Conti on, Davide Calabria off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' AC Sparta Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' Dominik Plechaty is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Lischka at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Ismael Bennacer is replaced by Franck Kessie.
  • 86' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' AC Milan make a change. Rade Krunic trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Maldini on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Another change for AC Sparta Praha made on 90 minute. Borek Dockal leaves to be changed by Vojtech Patrak.
  • Full Time. AC Milan beats AC Sparta Praha

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.