Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Malmo FF vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League Q 2024 PLAYOFFS

Champions League Qualification · 2024
Malmo FF
0 – 2
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Wed 21 Aug 2024 · 19:00 UTC Nya Malmo Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Busanello 11' Y
Sergio Pena 34' Y
Y 40' Victor Olatunji
Y 62' Qazim Laci
Anders Christiansen 69' Y
Y 85' Jakub Pesek

Overview

Match Preview

Malmo FF vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League Q at Nya Malmo Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
5 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 13.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
Malmo FF 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-21 Malmo FF 0–2 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug AC Sparta Praha H 0–2 L
13 Aug PAOK Thessaloniki FC A 4–3 W
06 Aug PAOK Thessaloniki FC H 2–2 D
30 Jul KI Klaksvik A 2–3 L
23 Jul KI Klaksvik H 4–1 W
03 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Malmo FF A 2–0 W
13 Aug FCSB Bukarest A 3–2 W
06 Aug FCSB Bukarest H 1–1 D
30 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC H 4–2 W
23 Jul Shamrock Rovers FC A 2–0 W
14 Mar Liverpool FC A 1–6 L

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Malmo FF and AC Sparta Praha get this one started.
  • 5' AC Sparta Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Czech Republic international Jan Kuchta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 11' A moment of madness from Busanello on 11 minutes earns him a card. Malmo FF will be frustrated.
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Malmo FF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' AC Sparta Praha come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jens Stryger Larsen makes it 1-0.
  • 34' Sergio Pena is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Victor Olatunji was booked on 40.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lars Friis will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Malmo FF is showing some good football. However, Malmo FF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Malmo FF in their trying to find a way past AC Sparta Praha's compact .
  • 60' Jan Kuchta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Olatunji on 60 minute.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Qazim Laci.
  • 64' Another change for Malmo FF made on 64 minute. Erik Botheim leaves to be changed by Anders Christiansen.
  • 68' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Angelo Preciado is replaced by Tomas Wiesner.
  • 69' The referee shows Malmo FF player a card on 69.
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' AC Sparta Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 82' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Lukas Haraslin is replaced by Jakub Pesek on 82 minute.
  • 83' AC Sparta Praha ring the changes. Martin Vitik has done his job and it is now time for Jaroslav Zeleny to step up.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jakub Pesek.
  • 88' Goal! Matej Rynes scores his 2 goal in 49 matches.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AC Sparta Praha players.

Lineups

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.16 Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Malmo FF or AC Sparta Praha 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF29% Draw28% AC Sparta Praha43%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Malmo FF or Draw
57%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
71%
Malmo FF or AC Sparta Praha
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Malmo FF21% Draw47% AC Sparta Praha32%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Malmo FF

Handicap Malmo FF covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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