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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
10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 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 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 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
75% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Dion Drena Beljo 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AC Sparta Praha have kicked off against GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Assisted by Filip Panak with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Haraslin makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 7' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ladislav Krejci is clearly more than just a goal scorer for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
  • 12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering GNK Dinamo Zagreb that had 194 games and scored 149 goals.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Baturina made 194 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Assisted by Kaan Kairinen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Asger Sorensen makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josip Misic, as he is very good at scoring at Generali Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Sadegh Moharrami. He receives a card.
  • 46' Time for substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Antonio Marin is replaced by Bohdan Mykhailichenko.
  • 50' AC Sparta Praha receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 52' That is a card for AC Sparta Praha. Tomas Wiesner will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Marko Bulat has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 194 appearances.
  • 62' Bosko Sutalo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Filip Panak is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Sadilek. He replaces Qazim Laci on 68 minute.
  • 71' Martin Baturina has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 73' It is a substitution in GNK Dinamo Zagreb team. Dario Spikic is replaced by Mahir Emreli on 73 minute.
  • 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Jan Kuchta is replaced by Adam Karabec.
  • 85' AC Sparta Praha ring the changes. Tomas Wiesner has done his job and it is now time for Jakub Pesek to step up.
  • 87' What a moment for Victor Olatunji! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 89' Another change for GNK Dinamo Zagreb made on 89 minute. Marko Bulat leaves to be changed by Josip Drmic.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Sparta Praha take all three points.

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.