Saturday , 19 September 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais has kicked off!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Sparta Praha must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Olympique Lyonnais come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Hugo Sochurek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' AC Sparta Praha have won 70 goals from 48 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Lois Openda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Asger Sorensen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' What a moment for Hugo Sochurek! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Sparta Praha needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' The Norway Jonatan Braut Brunes breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-1!
  • 65' Corentin Tolisso makes way for Lois Openda at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 66' AC Sparta Praha receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adam Karabec on 67.
  • 69' John Mercado doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Santiago Eneme. He replaces Andy Irving on 75 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Mohamed Ouedraogo is replaced by Malick Fofana on 76 minute.
  • 81' France international Corentin Tolisso has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 84' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Lukas Haraslin comes on to replace Josimar Alcocer.
  • 85' AC Sparta Praha ring the changes. Adam Karabec has done his job and it is now time for Hugo Sochurek to step up.
  • 90' It’s a booking for AC Sparta Praha player. Matej Rynes gets a card.
  • Another three points for AC Sparta Praha.

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.