Thursday , 2 July 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
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

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
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Generali Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' What a strike from Lukas Haraslin! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' GNK Dinamo Zagreb started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' The travelling GNK Dinamo Zagreb supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' Goal! Asger Sorensen scores his 2 goal in 189 matches.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. GNK Dinamo Zagreb is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Marko Bulat has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' Sadegh Moharrami is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 46' Bohdan Mykhailichenko is replacing Antonio Marin for the GNK Dinamo Zagreb side.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a card for Victor Olatunji.
  • 52' AC Sparta Praha receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Sparta Praha needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering GNK Dinamo Zagreb that had 188 games and scored 141 goals.
  • 67' GOAL! Filip Panak scores on 67. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic
  • 68' Lukas Sadilek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Qazim Laci on 68 minute.
  • 71' What a strike from Martin Baturina! The score is 3-1.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Mahir Emreli. He replaces Dario Spikic on 73 minute.
  • 78' AC Sparta Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robert Ljubicic, as he is very good at scoring at Generali Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Jan Kuchta is replaced by Adam Karabec.
  • 85' Jakub Pesek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomas Wiesner on 85 minute.
  • 87' Goal! Victor Olatunji scores his 11 goal in 30 matches.
  • 89' GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josip Drmic is hanging Marko Bulat on the field on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Haraslin 1
Filip Panak 1
Victor Olatunji 1
Dino Peric 1
Dario Spikic 1
Luka Ivanusec 1
Ladislav Krejci 1
Martin Baturina 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.