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AC Sparta Praha vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Europe 2023-24 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
AC Sparta Praha
4 – 1
Full Time
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 17:00 UTC Generali Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Sadegh Moharrami
Victor Olatunji 50' Y
Tomas Wiesner 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Europe at Generali Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.4 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 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

1
1
AC Sparta Praha 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-31 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2023-08-24 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 4–1 W
24 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 1–3 L
15 Aug FC Kobenhavn H 2–4 L
08 Aug FC Kobenhavn A 0–0 D
25 Nov Rangers FC A 0–2 L
04 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug AC Sparta Praha A 1–4 L
24 Aug AC Sparta Praha H 3–1 W
19 Aug PAE AEK A 2–2 D
15 Aug PAE AEK H 1–2 L
02 Aug Astana FK A 2–0 W
25 Jul Astana FK H 4–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Dion Drena Beljo 5 G 1 A
Monsef Bakrar 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! AC Sparta Praha welcome GNK Dinamo Zagreb for this crunch clash at Generali Arena.
  • 2' GOAL! Lukas Haraslin scores on 2. Assisted by Filip Panak
  • 7' AC Sparta Praha currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' Jan Kuchta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 166 appearances.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Asger Sorensen gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Sadegh Moharrami is booked for GNK Dinamo Zagreb — card on 44.
  • 46' A tactical swap from GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Bohdan Mykhailichenko on, Antonio Marin off on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Victor Olatunji picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 52' Tomas Wiesner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 52.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Sparta Praha and GNK Dinamo Zagreb are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' GOAL! Filip Panak scores on 67. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic
  • 68' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Sadilek is hanging Qazim Laci on the field on 68 minute.
  • 71' GOAL! Martin Baturina scores on 71. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Mahir Emreli. He replaces Dario Spikic on 73 minute.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Kaan Kairinen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Sparta Praha tonight.
  • 84' The AC Sparta Praha bench stirs into life. Jan Kuchta is withdrawn and Adam Karabec gets his opportunity.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Jakub Pesek. He replaces Tomas Wiesner on 85 minute.
  • 87' What composure from Victor Olatunji! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 89' Another substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb to replace Marko Bulat by Josip Drmic on 89 minute.
  • Full Time. AC Sparta Praha beats GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dario Spikic 1
Luka Ivanusec 1
Ladislav Krejci 1
Martin Baturina 1
Asger Sorensen 1
Lukas Haraslin 1
Filip Panak 1
Victor Olatunji 1

Head to Head

2023-08-31 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2023-08-24 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 AC Sparta Praha

AC Sparta Praha Form

2023-08-31 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2023-08-24 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 AC Sparta Praha L 2023-08-15 AC Sparta Praha 2–4 FC Kobenhavn L 2023-08-08 FC Kobenhavn 0–0 AC Sparta Praha D 2021-11-25 Rangers FC 2–0 AC Sparta Praha L 2021-11-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha L

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form

2023-08-31 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2023-08-24 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 AC Sparta Praha W 2023-08-19 PAE AEK 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D 2023-08-15 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 PAE AEK L 2023-08-02 Astana FK 0–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2023-07-25 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 Astana FK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha47% Draw24% GNK Dinamo Zagreb29%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
71%
Draw or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
53%
AC Sparta Praha or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Sparta Praha36% Draw40% GNK Dinamo Zagreb24%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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