Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lille OSC vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Lille OSC
2 – 1
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Thu 3 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stade Pierre-Mauroy HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Domagoj Bradaric 50' Y
Y 51' Borek Dockal
Y 55' Ladislav Krejci
Benjamin Andre 57' Y
Y 62' Ondrej Celustka
R 64' Ondrej Celustka
Y 86' Ladislav Krejci
Sven Botman 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Lille OSC vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Match Details

  • Referee Teodoro Sobrino
  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Pablo Gonzalez
  • Referee Guadalupe Porras

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
Lille OSC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-03 Lille OSC 2–1 AC Sparta Praha 2020-10-22 AC Sparta Praha 1–4 Lille OSC

Recent Form

Lille OSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec AC Sparta Praha H 2–1 W
29 Nov AS Saint-Étienne A 1–1 D
26 Nov AC Milan H 1–1 D
22 Nov FC Lorient H 4–0 W
08 Nov Stade Brestois 29 A 2–3 L
05 Nov AC Milan A 3–0 W
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Lille OSC A 1–2 L
26 Nov Celtic FC H 4–1 W
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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Lille OSC
Hamza Igamane 4 G 1 A
Olivier Giroud 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Lille OSC have kicked off against AC Sparta Praha. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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 Dominik Plechaty suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Lille OSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Luiz Araujo, a Brazil , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Serbia international Srdan Plavsic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Ladislav Krejci has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' It looks surprising Lille OSC does not make any changes. Lukas Julis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' AC Sparta Praha are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The crowd applauds David Moberg-Karlsson as he leaves the pitch. Srdan Plavsic steps in for AC Sparta Praha.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Lille OSC. Domagoj Bradaric will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' Borek Dockal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Ladislav Krejci argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Benjamin Andre picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Ondrej Celustka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Ondrej Celustka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 64.
  • 68' The Lille OSC manager makes a substitution. Luiz Araujo departs to be replaced by Jonathan Ikone.
  • 71' A goal from the Czech Republic international Ladislav Krejci! He fires home on 71 to make it 0-1!
  • 76' The 30-year-old Andreas Vindheim has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' The whistle greets Tiago Djalo as he departs to be replaced by Tim Weah.
  • 80' Burak Yilmaz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 81' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Lukas Julis is replaced by Matej Hanousek.
  • 84' Burak Yilmaz adds to his 0 season tally! Lille OSC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 85' Reinildo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Domagoj Bradaric on 85 minute.
  • 86' Ladislav Krejci catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sven Botman on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Another change for AC Sparta Praha made on 89 minute. Ladislav Krejci leaves to be changed by Martin Minchev.
  • Another three points for Lille OSC.

Lineups

Lille OSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Galtier

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vaclav Kotal

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.92 Lille OSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Lille OSC to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lille OSC57% Draw23% AC Sparta Praha20%
Actual: Lille OSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Lille OSC or Draw
81%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
43%
Lille OSC or AC Sparta Praha
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lille OSC40% Draw43% AC Sparta Praha17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Lille OSC

Handicap Lille OSC covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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