Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
  • Assistant 2 Alberto Tegoni
5 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.8 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

1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
100% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City FC face off against AC Sparta Praha in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Phil Foden makes it 1-0.
  • 7' That is a card for Manchester City FC. John Stones will be fuming at that decision.
  • 12' AC Sparta Praha is showing some good football. However, AC Sparta Praha are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and AC Sparta Praha are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 32' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Sparta Praha backline.
  • 37' AC Sparta Praha fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Matej Rynes, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' AC Sparta Praha make a change. Lukas Haraslin trudges off to be replaced by Ermal Krasniqi on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Erling Haaland — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' The AC Sparta Praha manager makes a substitution. Victor Olatunji departs to be replaced by Albion Rrahmani.
  • 65' GOAL! John Stones scores on 65. Assisted by Matheus Nunes
  • 68' A goal from the Norway international Erling Haaland! He fires home on 68 to make it 4-0!
  • 69' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McAtee is hanging Bernardo Silva on the field on 69 minute.
  • 73' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Veljko Birmancevic is replaced by Krystof Danek.
  • 74' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace John Stones by Ruben Dias on 74 minute.
  • 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Erling Haaland has done his job and it is now time for Nico O'Reilly to step up.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 87' AC Sparta Praha receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Matheus Nunes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Markus Solbakken. He replaces Kaan Kairinen on 88 minute.
  • Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 2
John Stones 1
Phil Foden 1
Matheus Nunes 1

Head to Head

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

Manchester City FC Form

2024-10-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 AC Sparta Praha W 2024-10-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-10-05 Manchester City FC 3–2 Fulham FC W 2024-10-01 SK Slovan Bratislava 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-09-28 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2024-09-22 Manchester City FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D

AC Sparta Praha Form

2024-10-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 AC Sparta Praha L 2024-10-01 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 AC Sparta Praha D 2024-09-18 AC Sparta Praha 3–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2024-08-27 AC Sparta Praha 2–0 Malmo FF W 2024-08-21 Malmo FF 0–2 AC Sparta Praha W 2024-08-13 FCSB Bukarest 2–3 AC Sparta Praha W

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
3%

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.