Manchester City FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

5 – 0

Full Time

AC Sparta Praha

Wed 23 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 50,116 HT 45' · FT 45'

Phil Foden 3' 1–0

Erling Haaland 58' 2–0

John Stones 65' 3–0

Erling Haaland 68' 4–0

Matheus Nunes pen 88' 5–0

John Stones 7' Y

Y 87' Angelo Preciado

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Maurizio Mariani
Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
Assistant 2 Alberto Tegoni

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals AC Sparta Praha

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	AC Sparta Praha	H	5–0	W
20 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
05 Oct	Fulham FC	H	3–2	W
01 Oct	SK Slovan Bratislava	A	4–0	W
28 Sep	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
22 Sep	Arsenal FC	H	2–2	D

AC Sparta Praha

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Manchester City FC	A	0–5	L
01 Oct	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
18 Sep	FC Red Bull Salzburg	H	3–0	W
27 Aug	Malmo FF	H	2–0	W
21 Aug	Malmo FF	A	2–0	W
13 Aug	FCSB Bukarest	A	3–2	W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Phil Foden	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: AC Sparta Praha gets underway.
3' The England midfielder Phil Foden breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
7' The referee calls foul for John Stones. He receives a card.
12' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
17' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
22' Ilkay Gundogan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 62 goals in his last 449 appearances.
27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
32' Peter Vindahl Jensen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
37' 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.
42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and AC Sparta Praha are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Ermal Krasniqi is replacing Lukas Haraslin for the AC Sparta Praha side.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 449 games and scored 1053 goals.
56' Nathan Ake needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
58' Erling Haaland does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
60' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Albion Rrahmani comes on to replace Victor Olatunji.
65' What a strike from John Stones! The score is 3-0.
68' Erling Haaland is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 26 goals this season for the .
69' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Bernardo Silva has done his job and it is now time for James McAtee to step up.
73' Krystof Danek is replacing Veljko Birmancevic for the AC Sparta Praha side.
74' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. John Stones is replaced by Ruben Dias.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaan Kairinen made 212 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' Nico O'Reilly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erling Haaland on 80 minute.
85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Qazim Laci is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Sparta Praha.
87' Angelo Preciado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 87.
88' What a strike from Matheus Nunes! The score is 5-0.
88' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Kaan Kairinen is replaced by Markus Solbakken.
5-0 the final result. AC Sparta Praha will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

8
Mateo Kovacic ↑ 69'
31
Ederson
33
Scott Carson
3
Ruben Dias ↑ 74'
24
Josko Gvardiol ↑ 74'
87
James McAtee ↑ 69'
75
Nico O'Reilly ↑ 80'

Coach Pep Guardiola

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

20
Qazim Laci
25
Asger Sorensen
1
Peter Vindahl Jensen
17
Angelo Preciado
6
Kaan Kairinen ↓ Markus Solbakken 88'
22
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Ermal Krasniqi 46'
14
Veljko Birmancevic ↓ Krystof Danek 73'
27
Filip Panak
41
Martin Vitik
7
Victor Olatunji ↓ Albion Rrahmani 60'
32
Matej Rynes ↓ Tomas Wiesner 88'

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	2
Phil Foden	1
Matheus Nunes	1
John Stones	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.62 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 AC Sparta Praha xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC67% Draw19% AC Sparta Praha14%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or AC Sparta Praha

33%

Manchester City FC or AC Sparta Praha

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC54% Draw36% AC Sparta Praha10%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.7%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	21%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	21%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Manchester City FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

AC Sparta Praha Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Clean Sheet