Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
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

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 København H 2–4 L
08 Aug FC København 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
AC Sparta Praha this season
100% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Generali Arena as AC Sparta Praha face off against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' A stunning finish from Lukas Haraslin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' AC Sparta Praha are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against GNK Dinamo Zagreb's shape.
  • 12' The 29-year-old Tomas Wiesner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Sparta Praha must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' 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.
  • 24' Asger Sorensen adds to his 0 season tally! AC Sparta Praha lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' Ivan Nevistic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' GNK Dinamo Zagreb receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 46' It is a substitution in GNK Dinamo Zagreb team. Antonio Marin is replaced by Bohdan Mykhailichenko on 46 minute.
  • 50' Victor Olatunji catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Tomas Wiesner. He receives a card.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Generali Arena. GNK Dinamo Zagreb seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' Filip Panak adds to his 0 season tally! AC Sparta Praha lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Qazim Laci is replaced by Lukas Sadilek.
  • 71' The Croatia Martin Baturina breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-1!
  • 73' GNK Dinamo Zagreb ring the changes. Dario Spikic has done his job and it is now time for Mahir Emreli to step up.
  • 78' AC Sparta Praha are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined GNK Dinamo Zagreb backline.
  • 83' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Sparta Praha in their trying to find a way past GNK Dinamo Zagreb's compact .
  • 84' AC Sparta Praha make a change. Jan Kuchta trudges off to be replaced by Adam Karabec on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Another change for AC Sparta Praha made on 85 minute. Tomas Wiesner leaves to be changed by Jakub Pesek.
  • 87' Victor Olatunji is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 89' GNK Dinamo Zagreb make a change. Marko Bulat trudges off to be replaced by Josip Drmic on 89 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AC Sparta Praha players.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dino Peric 1
Dario Spikic 1
Luka Ivanusec 1
Ladislav Krejci 1
Martin Baturina 1
Asger Sorensen 1
Lukas Haraslin 1
Filip Panak 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 København L 2023-08-08 FC København 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.