Saturday , 26 September 2026

AC Sparta Praha vs Real Betis Balompié, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
AC Sparta Praha
1 – 0
Full Time
Real Betis Balompié
Thu 30 Nov 2023 · 17:45 UTC Generali Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Aitor Ruibal
Veljko Birmancevic 38' Y
Y 70' German Pezzella
Y 88' Juan Miranda
Y 90' Guido Rodriguez

Overview

Match Preview

AC Sparta Praha vs Real Betis Balompié — Europe at Generali Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Nikola Dabanovic

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

1
1
AC Sparta Praha 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Betis Balompié
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-30 AC Sparta Praha 1–0 Real Betis Balompié 2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Real Betis Balompié H 1–0 W
09 Nov Rangers FC A 1–2 L
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
Real Betis Balompié
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov AC Sparta Praha A 0–1 L
26 Nov UD Las Palmas H 1–0 W
12 Nov Sevilla FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Aris Limassol H 4–1 W
04 Nov RCD Mallorca H 2–0 W
29 Oct CA Osasuna H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Generali Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Sparta Praha and Real Betis Balompié are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Real Betis Balompié come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' Real Betis Balompie receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 27' AC Sparta Praha currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Real Betis Balompié started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 38' It’s a booking for AC Sparta Praha player. Veljko Birmancevic gets a card.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Sparta Praha side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Nabil Fekir as he leaves the pitch. Isco steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nabil Fekir, as he is very good at scoring at Generali Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' What a moment for Lukas Haraslin! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 59' AC Sparta Praha are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Betis Balompié's shape.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' 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 Borja Iglesias suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for German Pezzella.
  • 70' The whistle greets Abdessamad Ezzalzouli as he departs to be replaced by Ayoze Perez.
  • 74' A change in the AC Sparta Praha ranks — Lukas Haraslin exits the field as Jakub Pesek enters on 74.
  • 76' Luiz Henrique is ready to make an impact after coming on for Assane Diao at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' Filip Panak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Veljko Birmancevic is replaced by Lukas Sadilek.
  • 84' Abner Vinicius makes way for Juan Miranda at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Betis Balompie.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Juan Miranda.
  • 89' Another substitution for AC Sparta Praha to replace Kaan Kairinen by David Pavelka on 89 minute.
  • 90' That is a card for Real Betis Balompie. Guido Rodriguez will be fuming at that decision.
  • Another three points for AC Sparta Praha.

Lineups

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Isco 1
Assane Diao 1
Veljko Birmancevic 1
Lukas Haraslin 1

Head to Head

2023-11-30 AC Sparta Praha 1–0 Real Betis Balompié 2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha

AC Sparta Praha Form

2023-11-30 AC Sparta Praha 1–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2023-11-09 Rangers FC 2–1 AC Sparta Praha L 2023-10-26 AC Sparta Praha 0–0 Rangers FC D 2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha L 2023-09-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–2 Aris Limassol W 2023-08-31 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W

Real Betis Balompié Form

2023-11-30 AC Sparta Praha 1–0 Real Betis Balompié L 2023-11-26 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 UD Las Palmas W 2023-11-12 Sevilla FC 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D 2023-11-09 Real Betis Balompié 4–1 Aris Limassol W 2023-11-04 Real Betis Balompié 2–0 RCD Mallorca W 2023-10-29 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 CA Osasuna W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 AC Sparta Praha xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Real Betis Balompié xG
I would bet for: AC Sparta Praha or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha45% Draw30% Real Betis Balompié25%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

AC Sparta Praha or Draw
75%
Draw or Real Betis Balompié
55%
AC Sparta Praha or Real Betis Balompié
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Sparta Praha30% Draw52% Real Betis Balompié18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Sparta Praha

Handicap AC Sparta Praha covers Push Real Betis Balompié covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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