Tuesday , 3 November 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 Atlético 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AC Sparta Praha and Olympique Lyonnais get this one started.
  • 5' Jonatan Braut Brunes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 3 appearances.
  • 10' AC Sparta Praha are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Sparta Praha must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Fonseca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Sparta Praha that had 49 games and scored 74 goals.
  • 35' 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 Roman Macek suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Hugo Sochurek doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 50' The 22-year-old Ernest Nuamah has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' AC Sparta Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Against the run of play, Jonatan Braut Brunes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 65' Lois Openda is replacing Corentin Tolisso for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Adam Karabec.
  • 67' That is a card for AC Sparta Praha. Adam Karabec will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' John Mercado is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
  • 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Santiago Eneme. He replaces Andy Irving on 75 minute.
  • 76' Olympique Lyonnais manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Malick Fofana is hanging Mohamed Ouedraogo on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Mohamed Ouedraogo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' Lukas Haraslin gets the nod from AC Sparta Praha. He replaces Josimar Alcocer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Adam Karabec as he leaves the pitch. Hugo Sochurek steps in for AC Sparta Praha.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matej Rynes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AC Sparta Praha players.

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
Lukas Haraslin 2
Islam Slimani 2
Tyler Morton 1
Lucas Paqueta 1
Ernest Nuamah 1
Houssem Aouar 1
Ladislav Krejci 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 Atlético 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.