Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AC Sparta Praha
0 – 1
Full Time
AC Milan
Thu 10 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Generali Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Michal Sacek 15' Y
Y 35' Rade Krunic
Matej Polidar 44' Y
Matej Polidar 45' Y
Y 49' Daniel Maldini
Milan Heca 77' Y
Dominik Plechaty 77' R
Y 85' Samu Castillejo

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs AC Milan — Europe at Generali Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Daniel Schlager

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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 Sparta Praha 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-10 AC Sparta Praha 0–1 AC Milan 2020-10-29 AC Milan 3–0 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec AC Milan H 0–1 L
03 Dec Lille OSC A 1–2 L
26 Nov Celtic FC H 4–1 W
05 Nov Celtic FC A 4–1 W
29 Oct AC Milan A 0–3 L
22 Oct Lille OSC H 1–4 L
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec AC Sparta Praha A 1–0 W
06 Dec UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
03 Dec Celtic FC H 4–2 W
29 Nov ACF Fiorentina H 2–0 W
26 Nov Lille OSC A 1–1 D
22 Nov SSC Napoli A 3–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Generali Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' AC Sparta Praha is showing some good football. However, AC Sparta Praha are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Michal Sacek was booked on 15.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Filip Soucek made 46 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' What a strike from Jens Hauge! The score is 0-1.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' AC Sparta Praha seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Rade Krunic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' AC Sparta Praha receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' The referee shows AC Sparta Praha player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 45' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Adam Karabec is replaced by Ladislav Krejci.
  • 49' The referee shows AC Milan player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' It’s high time Vaclav Kotal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 515 games and scored 600 goals.
  • 64' AC Milan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 65' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Srdan Plavsic is replaced by David Moberg-Karlsson on 65 minute.
  • 66' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Martin Minchev is replaced by Lukas Julis on 66 minute.
  • 67' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Lorenzo Colombo is replaced by Rafael Leao.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ciprian Tatarusanu, as he is very good at scoring at Generali Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Milan Heca.
  • 78' The AC Milan manager makes a substitution. Daniel Maldini departs to be replaced by Franck Kessie.
  • 82' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Michal Sacek is replaced by Ladislav Krejci on 82 minute.
  • 85' AC Milan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 90' AC Milan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brahim Diaz is hanging Jens Hauge on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vaclav Kotal

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha26% Draw28% AC Milan46%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
54%
Draw or AC Milan
74%
AC Sparta Praha or AC Milan
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Sparta Praha19% Draw49% AC Milan32%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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