AC Sparta Praha vs Rangers FC, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
AC Sparta Praha vs Rangers FC — Europe at Generali Arena.
- AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Sascha Stegemann
6 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 11.3 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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 Plzeň | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct | Rangers FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Oct | Real Betis Balompié | A | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Sep | Aris Limassol | H | 3–2 | W |
| 31 Aug | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Aug | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | A | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Aug | FC København | H | 2–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct | AC Sparta Praha | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Oct | Hibernian FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 08 Oct | St. Mirren FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 05 Oct | Aris Limassol | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Sep | Aberdeen FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 24 Sep | Motherwell FC | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season
AC Sparta Praha this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AC Sparta Praha
| Tobias Guddal | 2 G |
| John Mercado | 1 G |
| Patrik Vydra | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Generali Arena as AC Sparta Praha face off against Rangers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Sparta Praha and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Sparta Praha must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 17' The referee calls foul for Todd Cantwell. He receives a card.
- 22' It looks surprising AC Sparta Praha does not make any changes. John Souttar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' A moment of madness from John Souttar on 26 minutes earns him a card. Rangers FC will be frustrated.
- 26' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomas Wiesner is hanging Angelo Preciado on the field on 26 minute.
- 31' Adam Karabec has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 36' AC Sparta Praha are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rangers FC's shape.
- 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Asger Sorensen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Sparta Praha.
- 46' AC Sparta Praha are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 63' A moment of madness from Connor Goldson on 63 minutes earns him a card. Rangers FC will be frustrated.
- 64' Scott Wright has so much to prove this time. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 64 minute.
- 65' The AC Sparta Praha bench stirs into life. Adam Karabec is withdrawn and Victor Olatunji gets his opportunity.
- 66' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Qazim Laci is replaced by Lukas Sadilek.
- 70' That is a card for AC Sparta Praha. Filip Panak will be fuming at that decision.
- 74' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Cyriel Dessers by Danilo on 74 minute.
- 75' The AC Sparta Praha bench stirs into life. Veljko Birmancevic is withdrawn and Jakub Pesek gets his opportunity.
- 80' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Abdallah Sima.
- 87' 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.
- The points are shared — AC Sparta Praha 0-0 Rangers FC. Honours even.
Lineups
AC Sparta Praha Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Qazim Laci ↓ Lukas Sadilek 66'
- 25
- 1
-
2
Angelo Preciado ↓ Tomas Wiesner 26'
- 6
- 14
- 27
-
10
Adam Karabec ↓ Victor Olatunji 65'
- 9
- 41
- 32
Bench
- 8
-
28
Tomas Wiesner ↑ 26'
-
21
Jakub Pesek ↑ 75'
-
7
Victor Olatunji ↑ 65'
- 29
- 19
- 39
-
18
Lukas Sadilek ↑ 66'
- 24
- 5
- 26
- 44
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
13
Todd Cantwell ↓ Scott Wright 64'
- 26
- 4
-
9
Cyriel Dessers ↓ Danilo 74'
- 14
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 43
- 19
Bench
-
23
Scott Wright ↑ 64'
- 8
- 28
-
99
Danilo ↑ 74'
- 32
- 38
- 93
- 44
- 49
- 48
- 54
Coach
Philippe Clement
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Morelos | 2 |
| David Hancko | 1 |
| Todd Cantwell | 1 |
| Danilo | 1 |
| Lukas Haraslin | 1 |
Head to Head
AC Sparta Praha Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12
AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08
Rangers FC xG
I would bet for:
AC Sparta Praha or Rangers FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
AC Sparta Praha or Draw
68%
Draw or Rangers FC
63%
AC Sparta Praha or Rangers FC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%
Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha
| Handicap | AC Sparta Praha covers | Push | Rangers FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 20% | 65% |
| -0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 19% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.