Sunday , 18 October 2026

FC Ararat-Armenia vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2026-27 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2026-27
FC Ararat-Armenia
1 – 4
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Wed 16 Sep 2026 · 16:45 UTC Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Tobias Guddal
0–2 22' Tobias Guddal
0–3 53' John Mercado
Bruno Wilson 55' 1–3
1–4 71' Patrik Vydra
Artur Serobyan 57' Y
Edgar Grigoryan 88' Y
Karen Muradyan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Ararat-Armenia vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.

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

1
FC Ararat-Armenia 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-16 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–4 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

FC Ararat-Armenia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L
11 Aug NK Celje A 0–2 L
28 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 1–2 L
14 Jul Riga FC A 2–3 L
01 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–2 L
24 Sep NK Celje H 1–0 W
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep FC Ararat-Armenia A 4–1 W
11 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
04 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W
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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Ararat-Armenia this season
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Ararat-Armenia
Bruno Wilson 1 G
AC Sparta Praha
Tobias Guddal 2 G
John Mercado 1 G
Patrik Vydra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Ararat-Armenia have kicked off against AC Sparta Praha. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tulipa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' It’s high time Tulipa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Against the run of play, Tobias Guddal has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tobias Guddal makes it 0-2.
  • 27' Patrik Vydra has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 50 appearances.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 37' FC Ararat-Armenia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' Roman Macek, a Czech Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' GOAL! John Mercado fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 55' Bruno Wilson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and FC Ararat-Armenia are in front.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Artur Serobyan on 57.
  • 58' Franca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benny on 58 minute.
  • 61' Another substitution for AC Sparta Praha to replace Jonatan Braut Brunes by Matyas Vojta on 61 minute.
  • 66' AC Sparta Praha looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tobias Guddal scoring 2 goals.
  • 69' Matej Jurasek gets the nod from AC Sparta Praha. He replaces John Mercado and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Patrik Vydra does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Sparta Praha surge ahead!
  • 72' Magnificent from Patrik Vydra! That is 1 goals in 50 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' Hugo Oliveira makes way for Juan Balanta at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Ararat-Armenia.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Ararat-Armenia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Jaroslav Zeleny comes on to replace Matej Rynes.
  • 80' The FC Ararat-Armenia bench stirs into life. Zidane Banjaqui is withdrawn and Armen Ambartsumyan gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Ararat-Armenia and AC Sparta Praha are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 88' Edgar Grigoryan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Karen Muradyan. He receives a card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Ararat-Armenia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tulipa

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Guddal 2
John Mercado 1
Patrik Vydra 1
Bruno Wilson 1

Head to Head

2026-09-16 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–4 AC Sparta Praha

FC Ararat-Armenia Form

2026-09-16 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–4 AC Sparta Praha L 2026-08-11 NK Celje 2–0 FC Ararat-Armenia L 2026-07-28 Shamrock Rovers FC 2–1 FC Ararat-Armenia L 2026-07-14 Riga FC 3–2 FC Ararat-Armenia L 2020-10-01 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–2 FK Crvena Zvezda L 2020-09-24 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–0 NK Celje W

AC Sparta Praha Form

2026-09-16 FC Ararat-Armenia 1–4 AC Sparta Praha W 2026-08-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha L 2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 FC Ararat-Armenia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Ararat-Armenia28% Draw25% AC Sparta Praha47%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Ararat-Armenia or Draw
53%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
72%
FC Ararat-Armenia or AC Sparta Praha
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Ararat-Armenia21% Draw41% AC Sparta Praha38%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Ararat-Armenia

Handicap FC Ararat-Armenia covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FC Ararat-Armenia keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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