Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Sparta Praha vs Malmo FF, Champions League Q 2024 PLAYOFFS

Champions League Qualification · 2024
AC Sparta Praha
2 – 0
Full Time
Malmo FF
Tue 27 Aug 2024 · 19:00 UTC Generali Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Nils Zatterstrom
Martin Vitik 25' Y
Y 41' Sergio Pena
Filip Panak 45' Y
Y 45' Anders Christiansen
Albion Rrahmani 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs Malmo FF — Champions League Q at Generali Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
AC Sparta Praha 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Malmo FF
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-27 AC Sparta Praha 2–0 Malmo FF 2024-08-21 Malmo FF 0–2 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Malmo FF H 2–0 W
21 Aug Malmo FF A 2–0 W
13 Aug FCSB Bukarest A 3–2 W
06 Aug FCSB Bukarest H 1–1 D
30 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC H 4–2 W
23 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 2–0 W
Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug AC Sparta Praha A 0–2 L
21 Aug AC Sparta Praha H 0–2 L
13 Aug PAOK Thessaloniki FC A 4–3 W
06 Aug PAOK Thessaloniki FC H 2–2 D
30 Jul KI Klaksvik A 2–3 L
23 Jul KI Klaksvik H 4–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Generali Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AC Sparta Praha and Malmo FF.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Sparta Praha in their trying to find a way past Malmo FF's compact .
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henrik Rydström will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' That looks like a foul for a card for Nils Zatterstrom.
  • 21' The 23-year-old Martin Vitik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' A moment of madness from Martin Vitik on 25 minutes earns him a card. AC Sparta Praha will be frustrated.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Sparta Praha side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Sparta Praha and Malmo FF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anders Christiansen made 248 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sergio Pena.
  • 45' Filip Panak was booked on 45.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Malmo FF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 59' Malmo FF make a change. Soren Rieks trudges off to be replaced by Erik Botheim on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Malmo FF that had 248 games and scored 152 goals.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Tomas Wiesner as he leaves the pitch. Angelo Preciado steps in for AC Sparta Praha.
  • 73' The whistle greets Anders Christiansen as he departs to be replaced by Taha Ali.
  • 78' Malmo FF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Lukas Haraslin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' Goal! Albion Rrahmani scores his 2 goal in 6 matches.
  • 84' Albion Rrahmani was booked on 84.
  • 87' Zakaria Loukili is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lasse Berg Johnsen at the 87 minute mark.
  • 89' AC Sparta Praha make a change. Lukas Haraslin trudges off to be replaced by Ermal Krasniqi on 89 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Malmo FF xG
I would bet for: AC Sparta Praha to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha60% Draw23% Malmo FF17%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
83%
Draw or Malmo FF
40%
AC Sparta Praha or Malmo FF
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha40% Draw45% Malmo FF15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push Malmo FF covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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