Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 – 0
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Wed 29 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
Florian Wirtz 32' 1–0
Nathan Tella 64' 2–0
Y 36' Veljko Birmancevic
Y 63' Victor Olatunji
Granit Xhaka 66' Y
Robert Andrich 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
  • Assistant 1 Martin Margaritov
  • Assistant 2 Martin Venev (Bulgaria)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan AC Sparta Praha H 2–0 W
25 Jan RB Leipzig A 2–2 D
21 Jan Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–2 L
18 Jan Borussia Monchengladbach H 3–1 W
14 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W
10 Jan Borussia Dortmund A 3–2 W
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
23 Oct Manchester City FC A 0–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AC Sparta Praha kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' AC Sparta Praha is showing some good football. However, AC Sparta Praha are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Qazim Laci needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Florian Wirtz puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
  • 36' AC Sparta Praha player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' AC Sparta Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ermal Krasniqi made 6 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' 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 Tomas Wiesner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Victor Olatunji. He receives a card.
  • 64' What a strike from Nathan Tella! The score is 2-0.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a card for Granit Xhaka.
  • 67' Another change for AC Sparta Praha made on 67 minute. Victor Olatunji leaves to be changed by Lukas Haraslin.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Granit Xhaka, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 82' Robert Andrich is replacing Exequiel Palacios for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 85' Krystof Danek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Qazim Laci on 85 minute.
  • 88' The whistle greets Jeremie Frimpong as he departs to be replaced by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 90' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Artem Stepanov is hanging Patrik Schick on the field on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Wirtz 1
Nathan Tella 1

Head to Head

2025-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 AC Sparta Praha

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 AC Sparta Praha W 2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-01-21 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-01-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2025-01-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

AC Sparta Praha Form

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 2024-10-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 AC Sparta Praha L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.9 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen65% Draw22% AC Sparta Praha13%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
87%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
35%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or AC Sparta Praha
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen45% Draw45% AC Sparta Praha10%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 20% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 25% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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