Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Sparta Praha vs Celtic FC, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AC Sparta Praha
4 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 26 Nov 2020 · 17:55 UTC Generali Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Andreas Vindheim 29' Y
Ladislav Krejci 57' Y
Filip Soucek 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs Celtic FC — Europe at Generali Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Dominik Schaal
  • Referee Florian Badstubner
  • Referee Mike Pickel
3 games this season 🟨 5.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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 Sparta Praha 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-26 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 Celtic FC 2020-11-05 Celtic FC 1–4 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
15 Aug Trabzonspor A 1–2 L
08 Aug Trabzonspor H 2–2 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov AC Sparta Praha A 1–4 L
21 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Motherwell FC A 4–1 W
05 Nov AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L
29 Oct Lille OSC A 2–2 D
25 Oct Aberdeen FC A 3–3 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC 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
Celtic FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G
Celtic FC
Mika Baur 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AC Sparta Praha to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Odsonne Edouard makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 20' Matej Hanousek, a Czech Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The 33-year-old Callum McGregor has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' A stunning finish from David Hancko — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 29' Andreas Vindheim picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' AC Sparta Praha are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 38' Lukas Julis does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Sparta Praha surge ahead!
  • 43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Generali Arena. AC Sparta Praha seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Ladislav Krejci. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Filip Soucek comes on to replace David Hancko.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Lennon might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 76' Ladislav Krejci gets the nod from AC Sparta Praha. He replaces Michal Travnik and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' What a moment for Lukas Julis! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' Patryk Klimala is replacing Odsonne Edouard for the Celtic FC side.
  • 86' Srdan Plavsic is replacing David Moberg-Karlsson for the AC Sparta Praha side.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Filip Soucek on 89.
  • Another three points for AC Sparta Praha.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vaclav Kotal

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.27 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha56% Draw22% Celtic FC22%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
78%
Draw or Celtic FC
44%
AC Sparta Praha or Celtic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha41% Draw38% Celtic FC21%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
3.7%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 20% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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