AC Sparta Praha vs Olympique Lyonnais, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2021-22

AC Sparta Praha

3 – 4

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Olympique Lyonnais

Thu 21 Oct 2021 · 19:00 UTC Generali Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Henrique

Y 52' Malo Gusto

Y 59' Jerome Boateng

Lukas Haraslin 59' Y

Y 62' Karl Toko Ekambi

Y 63' Leo Dubois

Y 68' Lucas Paqueta

R 74' Malo Gusto

David Pavelka 80' Y

Y 85' Thiago Mendes

Overview

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AC Sparta Praha vs Olympique Lyonnais — Europe at Generali Arena.

AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Olympique Lyonnais 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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 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	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

AC Sparta Praha 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Olympique Lyonnais

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–4 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Olympique Lyonnais	H	3–4	L
30 Sep	Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
16 Sep	Brøndby IF	A	0–0	D
10 Aug	AS Monaco FC	A	1–3	L
28 Jul	SK Rapid Wien	H	2–0	W
20 Jul	SK Rapid Wien	A	1–2	L

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	AC Sparta Praha	A	4–3	W
16 Oct	AS Monaco FC	H	2–0	W
03 Oct	AS Saint-Étienne	A	1–1	D
30 Sep	Brøndby IF	H	3–0	W
25 Sep	FC Lorient	H	1–1	D
22 Sep	ES Troyes AC	H	3–1	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

0% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Olympique Lyonnais

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha

Tobias Guddal	2 G
John Mercado	1 G
Patrik Vydra	1 G

Olympique Lyonnais

Keito Nakamura	1 G
Tyler Morton	1 G
Noah Nartey	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' AC Sparta Praha have kicked off against Olympique Lyonnais. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
4' AC Sparta Praha is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lukas Haraslin on 4.
9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Bosz will be considering his options from the bench.
14' AC Sparta Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
19' Brilliant from the ! Lukas Haraslin makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 19.
24' Jerome Boateng is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique Lyonnais so far.
25' Henrique is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' David Pavelka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Olympique Lyonnais tonight.
40' The 25-year-old Martin Minchev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' What a strike from Karl Toko Ekambi! The score is 2-1.
46' The whistle greets Henrique as he departs to be replaced by Emerson.
51' AC Sparta Praha currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' The referee has no hesitation. Malo Gusto is booked for Olympique Lyonnais — Yellow card on 52.
53' Against the run of play, Houssem Aouar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' Jerome Boateng picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Karl Toko Ekambi.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Leo Dubois argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
63' Borek Dockal is replacing Martin Minchev for the AC Sparta Praha side.
67' Olympique Lyonnais is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lucas Paqueta on 67.
68' Controversy at the stadium! Lucas Paqueta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' The whistle greets Jerome Boateng as he departs to be replaced by Sinaly Diomande.
73' Ladislav Krejci is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michal Sacek at the 73 minute mark.
74' Malo Gusto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 74.
75' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Xherdan Shaqiri is withdrawn and Leo Dubois gets his opportunity.
80' David Pavelka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
84' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Adam Karabec comes on to replace David Pavelka.
85' Olympique Lyonnais receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
88' What a moment for Karl Toko Ekambi! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Olympique Lyonnais ring the changes. Houssem Aouar has done his job and it is now time for Maxence Caqueret to step up.
It finishes all square. AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais share the spoils 3-4.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Vrba

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

12
Henrique ↓ Emerson 46'
39
Bruno Guimaraes
29
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Leo Dubois 75'
1
Anthony Lopes
8
Houssem Aouar ↓ Maxence Caqueret 90'
5
Jason Denayer
23
Thiago Mendes
27
Jerome Boateng ↓ Sinaly Diomande 69'
7
Karl Toko Ekambi
11
Tinotenda Kadewere ↓ Lucas Paqueta 46'
17
Malo Gusto

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karl Toko Ekambi	3
Lukas Haraslin	2
Islam Slimani	2
Ernest Nuamah	1
Houssem Aouar	1
Ladislav Krejci	1
Martin Suchomel	1
John Mercado	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 AC Sparta Praha xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.03 Olympique Lyonnais xG

I would bet for: AC Sparta Praha or Olympique Lyonnais 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Sparta Praha35% Draw24% Olympique Lyonnais41%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw

60%

Draw or Olympique Lyonnais

65%

AC Sparta Praha or Olympique Lyonnais

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Sparta Praha30% Draw38% Olympique Lyonnais32%

Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

2 – 2

1 – 3

2 – 3

4.7%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap	AC Sparta Praha covers	Push	Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

AC Sparta Praha vs Olympique Lyonnais, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AC Sparta Praha Form

Olympique Lyonnais Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Clean Sheet