Saturday , 31 October 2026

AC Sparta Praha vs Lillestrøm SK, Europe 2026-27 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2026-27
AC Sparta Praha
1 – 1
Full Time
Lillestrøm SK
Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 16:45 UTC Generali Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Josimar Alcocer 56' 1–0
1–1 90+1' Thomas Olsen
Martin Suchomel 18' Y
Y 28' Gustav Nyheim
Ebrima Singhateh 30' Y
Roman Macek 77' Y
Y 90' Henrik Melland

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs Lillestrøm SK — Europe at Generali Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Matosa (Slovenia)
  • Assistant 1 Matej Zunic
  • Assistant 2 Aleksandar Kasapovic (Slovenia)

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 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 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
AC Sparta Praha 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Lillestrøm SK
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-15 AC Sparta Praha 1–1 Lillestrøm SK

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Lillestrøm SK H 1–1 D
16 Sep FC Ararat-Armenia A 4–1 W
11 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
04 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W
29 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–2 L
22 Jan FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L
Lillestrøm SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct AC Sparta Praha A 1–1 D
17 Sep SC União Torreense H 1–2 L
02 Aug LASK Linz H 1–2 L
26 Jul LASK Linz A 0–4 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season
0% Clean Sheets
Lillestrøm SK this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G
Lillestrøm SK
Thomas Lehne Olsen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Generali Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Lillestrom SK fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gustav Nyheim suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lillestrom SK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Martin Suchomel.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Sparta Praha and Lillestrom SK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gustav Nyheim.
  • 30' Ebrima Singhateh catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 30.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lars Ranger, as he is very good at scoring at Generali Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Lillestrom SK are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Ebrima Singhateh is replaced by Josimar Alcocer on 46 minute.
  • 51' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Josimar Alcocer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The AC Sparta Praha bench stirs into life. Sivert Mannsverk is withdrawn and Roman Macek gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Daniel Bassi as he leaves the pitch. Eric Bugale Kitolano steps in for Lillestrom SK.
  • 70' The Lillestrom SK bench stirs into life. Gustav Nyheim is withdrawn and Henrik Melland gets his opportunity.
  • 73' A change in the Lillestrom SK ranks — Yaw Paintsil exits the field as Frederik Elkaer enters on 73.
  • 77' Roman Macek has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Andy Irving makes way for Santiago Eneme at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Sparta Praha.
  • 90' Henrik Melland picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Lillestrøm SK Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Lillestrøm SK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Sparta Praha45% Draw29% Lillestrøm SK26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
74%
Draw or Lillestrøm SK
55%
AC Sparta Praha or Lillestrøm SK
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha31% Draw50% Lillestrøm SK19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push Lillestrøm SK covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Lillestrøm SK keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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