Monday , 24 August 2026

AC Sparta Praha vs Olympique Lyonnais, Champions League Q 2026 QUALIFICATION

Champions League Qualification · 2026
AC Sparta Praha
2 – 1
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Tue 4 Aug 2026 · 19:00 UTC epet ARENA HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45' Martin Suchomel
Matej Rynes 63' 1–1
John Mercado 69' 2–1
Adam Karabec 66' Y
Matej Rynes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs Olympique Lyonnais — Champions League Q at epet ARENA.

Head-to-Head

1
3
AC Sparta Praha 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-11-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha 2021-10-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–4 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
11 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–4 L
26 Nov Club Atletico de Madrid H 0–6 L
06 Nov Stade Brestois 29 H 1–2 L
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug AC Sparta Praha A 1–2 L
17 May Racing Club de Lens H 0–4 L
10 May Toulouse FC A 1–2 L
03 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 4–2 W
25 Apr AJ Auxerre H 3–2 W
19 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season
50% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais 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
Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AC Sparta Praha to score. At the same time, Olympique Lyonnais does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique Lyonnais that had 425 games and scored 569 goals.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonatan Braut Brunes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Sparta Praha.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Sparta Praha must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Ruben Kluivert has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' AC Sparta Praha are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Olympique Lyonnais is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hugo Sochurek on 45.
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Fonseca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Lois Openda, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' GOAL! Jonatan Braut Brunes scores on 63.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Lois Openda. He replaces Corentin Tolisso on 65 minute.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a card for Adam Karabec.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adam Karabec on 67.
  • 69' Brilliant from the forward! John Mercado makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' AC Sparta Praha currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' A tactical swap from AC Sparta Praha — Santiago Eneme on, Andy Irving off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Malick Fofana is replacing Mohamed Ouedraogo for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
  • 81' Olympique Lyonnais started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 84' AC Sparta Praha ring the changes. Josimar Alcocer has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Haraslin to step up.
  • 85' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Adam Karabec is replaced by Hugo Sochurek on 85 minute.
  • 90' Matej Rynes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karl Toko Ekambi 3
Islam Slimani 2
Lukas Haraslin 2
Martin Suchomel 1
John Mercado 1
Matej Rynes 1
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1
Tyler Morton 1

Head to Head

2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-11-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha 2021-10-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–4 Olympique Lyonnais

AC Sparta Praha Form

2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 AC Sparta Praha L 2025-01-22 AC Sparta Praha 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2024-12-11 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–2 AC Sparta Praha L 2024-11-26 AC Sparta Praha 0–6 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2024-11-06 AC Sparta Praha 1–2 Stade Brestois 29 L

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2026-05-17 Olympique Lyonnais 0–4 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-05-10 Toulouse FC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2026-05-03 Olympique Lyonnais 4–2 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2026-04-25 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 AJ Auxerre W 2026-04-19 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: AC Sparta Praha or Olympique Lyonnais 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Sparta Praha36% Draw27% Olympique Lyonnais37%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
62%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
64%
AC Sparta Praha or Olympique Lyonnais
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Sparta Praha25% Draw44% Olympique Lyonnais31%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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