Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Mika Baur 1 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Sparta Praha's shape.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 420 games and scored 809 goals.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. AC Sparta Praha seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Nir Bitton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' Lukas Julis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
  • 31' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Lennon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Celtic FC have won 809 goals from 420 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Lukas Julis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' It’s a booking for AC Sparta Praha player. David Pavelka gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' David Pavelka was booked on 52.
  • 57' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Sparta Praha backline.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Leigh Griffiths. He replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi on 59 minute.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Hatem Abd Elhamed on, Scott Brown off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The Scotland Leigh Griffiths breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-2!
  • 70' Celtic FC 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.
  • 71' AC Sparta Praha player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Ryan Christie gets a Yellow card.
  • 74' AC Sparta Praha ring the changes. Adam Karabec has done his job and it is now time for Michal Travnik to step up.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Christie.
  • 76' GOAL! Lukas Julis fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 80' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ladislav Krejci is hanging Matej Polidar on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 88' Another change for AC Sparta Praha made on 88 minute. David Moberg-Karlsson leaves to be changed by Srdan Plavsic.
  • 90' Ladislav Krejci does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Sparta Praha surge ahead!
  • 90' AC Sparta Praha receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Full Time. AC Sparta Praha beats Celtic FC

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.