Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Celtic FC
1 – 4
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 51' David Pavelka
Y 52' David Pavelka
Y 71' Michal Sacek
Ryan Christie 74' Y
Ryan Christie 75' Y
Y 90' Ladislav Krejci

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Mihai Artene
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Vasile Marinescu
  • Referee Marius Avram

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

2
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 Celtic FC 1–4 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L
29 Oct Lille OSC A 2–2 D
25 Oct Aberdeen FC A 3–3 D
22 Oct AC Milan H 1–3 L
17 Oct Rangers FC H 0–2 L
04 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Celtic FC A 4–1 W
29 Oct AC Milan A 0–3 L
22 Oct Lille OSC H 1–4 L
15 Aug Trabzonspor A 1–2 L
08 Aug Trabzonspor H 2–2 D
02 Aug FK Spartak Subotica H 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 3 G
Mika Baur 2 G
AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Celtic Park!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Pavelka, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' AC Sparta Praha fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' Lukas Julis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past AC Sparta Praha's compact .
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vaclav Kotal will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Magnificent from Lukas Julis! That is 5 goals in 51 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. AC Sparta Praha seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 51' It’s a booking for AC Sparta Praha player. David Pavelka gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Pavelka on 52 minutes.
  • 57' It’s high time Vaclav Kotal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Leigh Griffiths. He replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi on 59 minute.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Scott Brown is replaced by Hatem Abd Elhamed on 60 minute.
  • 65' Leigh Griffiths is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Michal Sacek. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 74' Ryan Christie is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 74' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Michal Travnik comes on to replace Adam Karabec.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Ryan Christie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Lukas Julis makes a hat-trick on 76.
  • 80' The AC Sparta Praha manager makes a substitution. Matej Polidar departs to be replaced by Ladislav Krejci.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 88' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. David Moberg-Karlsson is replaced by Srdan Plavsic.
  • 90' A goal from the Czech Republic international Ladislav Krejci! He fires home on 90 to make it 1-4!
  • 90' Poor challenge from Ladislav Krejci. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Sparta Praha take all three points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vaclav Kotal

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC26% Draw25% AC Sparta Praha49%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
51%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
74%
Celtic FC or AC Sparta Praha
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC19% Draw40% AC Sparta Praha41%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
5.2%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 21% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 17% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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