Sunday , 16 August 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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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 Atlético de Madrid A 1–2 L
18 Jan Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Atlético 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Alejandro Grimaldo 4 G 3 A
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Sparta Praha — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Edmond Tapsoba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Florian Wirtz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 36' AC Sparta Praha player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' The 25-year-old Jeremie Frimpong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Lukas Sadilek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Sparta Praha so far.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past AC Sparta Praha's compact 3-5-2.
  • 61' Martin Suchomel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Victor Olatunji.
  • 64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nathan Tella makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 66' Granit Xhaka is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 67' Lukas Haraslin gets the nod from AC Sparta Praha. He replaces Victor Olatunji and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' Robert Andrich is replacing Exequiel Palacios for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 85' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Krystof Danek is hanging Qazim Laci on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' Jeremie Frimpong gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Jeremie Frimpong and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Robert Andrich.
  • 90' Artem Stepanov gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Patrik Schick and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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 Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-01-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Atlético 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.