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 (2025/26)
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sascha Stegemann
19 games this season
🟨 0.7/game
⚽ 5.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompie | 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 | Ferencvarosi 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 | Fenerbahce 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 Balompie | 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
13%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
Rangers FC this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AC Sparta Praha gets underway.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' It’s gonna be a card for Todd Cantwell.
- 22' It looks surprising AC Sparta Praha does not make any changes. Veljko Birmancevic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 26' Another substitution for AC Sparta Praha to replace Angelo Preciado by Tomas Wiesner on 26 minute.
- 31' 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 Nicolas Raskin suffering a number of foals already.
- 36' John Souttar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Goldson, as he is very good at scoring at Generali Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' AC Sparta Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Connor Goldson on 63.
- 64' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Todd Cantwell by Scott Wright on 64 minute.
- 65' Victor Olatunji has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Karabec on 65 minute.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Sadilek. He replaces Qazim Laci on 66 minute.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a card for Filip Panak.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Danilo. He replaces Cyriel Dessers on 74 minute.
- 75' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jakub Pesek is hanging Veljko Birmancevic on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 82' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' 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.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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.