Manchester City FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
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
4-1-4-1Starting XI
-
6
Nathan Ake ↓ Josko Gvardiol 74'
-
19
Ilkay Gundogan ↓ Mateo Kovacic 69'
-
20
Bernardo Silva ↓ James McAtee 69'
-
5
John Stones ↓ Ruben Dias 74'
- 47
- 25
- 18
- 27
-
9
Erling Haaland ↓ Nico O'Reilly 80'
- 26
- 82
Bench
-
8
Mateo Kovacic ↑ 69'
- 31
- 33
-
3
Ruben Dias ↑ 74'
-
24
Josko Gvardiol ↑ 74'
-
87
James McAtee ↑ 69'
-
75
Nico O'Reilly ↑ 80'
Coach
Pep Guardiola
AC Sparta Praha Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 20
- 25
- 1
- 17
- 6
-
22
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Ermal Krasniqi 46'
- 14
- 27
- 41
- 7
-
32
Matej Rynes ↓ Tomas Wiesner 88'
Bench
- 8
-
28
Tomas Wiesner ↑ 88'
- 21
-
29
Ermal Krasniqi ↑ 46'
-
10
Albion Rrahmani ↑ 60'
-
4
Markus Solbakken ↑ 88'
- 5
- 18
- 24
- 44
-
13
Krystof Danek ↑ 73'
- 2
Coach
Lars Friis
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | 2 |
| Phil Foden | 1 |
| Matheus Nunes | 1 |
| John Stones | 1 |
Head to Head
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
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
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual
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.

