Thursday , 2 July 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
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 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
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AC Sparta Praha kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Andreas Vindheim has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Odsonne Edouard on 15.
  • 20' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' GOAL! David Hancko scores on 26.
  • 29' The referee shows AC Sparta Praha player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' 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.
  • 38' Goal! Lukas Julis scores his 5 goal in 46 matches.
  • 43' It looks surprising AC Sparta Praha does not make any changes. Patryk Klimala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' AC Sparta Praha player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristoffer Ajer made 410 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' The whistle greets David Hancko as he departs to be replaced by Filip Soucek.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' The whistle greets Michal Travnik as he departs to be replaced by Ladislav Krejci.
  • 80' Lukas Julis with the second goal in the match!
  • 82' Patryk Klimala is replacing Odsonne Edouard for the Celtic FC side.
  • 86' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Srdan Plavsic is hanging David Moberg-Karlsson on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Filip Soucek.
  • 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.