Olympique Lyonnais vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Olympique Lyonnais vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Groupama Stadium.
- Olympique Lyonnais 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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 Plzen | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov | AC Sparta Praha | H | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Oct | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Oct | OGC Nice | A | 2–3 | L |
| 21 Oct | AC Sparta Praha | A | 4–3 | W |
| 16 Oct | AS Monaco FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Oct | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 0–3 | L |
| 21 Oct | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 3–4 | L |
| 30 Sep | Rangers FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Sep | Brøndby IF | A | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Aug | AS Monaco FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Jul | SK Rapid Wien | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
Olympique Lyonnais this season
0%
Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season
AC Sparta Praha this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique Lyonnais
| Keito Nakamura | 1 G |
| Tyler Morton | 1 G |
| Noah Nartey | 1 G |
AC Sparta Praha
| Tobias Guddal | 2 G |
| John Mercado | 1 G |
| Patrik Vydra | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Olympique Lyonnais host AC Sparta Praha — let the battle begin!
- 5' Olympique Lyonnais started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 7' A change in the AC Sparta Praha ranks — Ondrej Celustka exits the field as Andreas Vindheim enters on 7.
- 12' A quiet spell here at Groupama Stadium. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 17' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' It’s a booking for AC Sparta Praha player. Andreas Vindheim gets a Yellow card.
- 45' AC Sparta Praha seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 55' Czech Republic international Michal Sacek has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique Lyonnais needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' GOAL! Islam Slimani fires home to make it 1-0!
- 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ladislav Krejci on 62 minutes.
- 63' Islam Slimani doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 63' Ladislav Krejci picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 68' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matej Pulkrab is hanging Jakub Pesek on the field on 68 minute.
- 69' Lucas Paqueta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Islam Slimani on 69 minute.
- 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Sparta Praha that had 49 games and scored 74 goals.
- 81' A tactical swap from Olympique Lyonnais — Bradley Barcola on, Rayan Cherki off on 81 minutes.
- 82' A change in the AC Sparta Praha ranks — Lukas Haraslin exits the field as Adam Karabec enters on 82.
- 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Olympique Lyonnais and AC Sparta Praha are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- Another three points for Olympique Lyonnais.
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Islam Slimani ↓ Lucas Paqueta 69'
- 12
- 29
- 21
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 23
- 25
-
18
Rayan Cherki ↓ Bradley Barcola 81'
- 2
Bench
-
10
Lucas Paqueta ↑ 69'
-
39
Bruno Guimaraes ↑ 68'
- 3
- 14
- 27
-
7
Karl Toko Ekambi ↑ 69'
- 16
- 19
- 4
- 40
-
45
Bradley Barcola ↑ 81'
Coach
Peter Bosz
AC Sparta Praha Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 37
- 33
- 8
- 1
-
16
Michal Sacek ↓ Borek Dockal 68'
- 28
-
22
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Adam Karabec 82'
- 27
- 11
-
21
Jakub Pesek ↓ Matej Pulkrab 68'
Bench
-
32
Andreas Vindheim ↑ 7'
-
10
Borek Dockal ↑ 68'
- 29
-
18
Matej Pulkrab ↑ 68'
- 14
- 20
- 9
-
36
Adam Karabec ↑ 82'
- 77
- 41
- 4
Coach
Pavel Vrba
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 3 |
| Lukas Haraslin | 2 |
| Islam Slimani | 2 |
| Ladislav Krejci | 1 |
| Martin Suchomel | 1 |
| John Mercado | 1 |
| Matej Rynes | 1 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
2021-11-04
Olympique Lyonnais
3–0
AC Sparta Praha
W
2021-10-30
Olympique Lyonnais
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
W
2021-10-24
OGC Nice
3–2
Olympique Lyonnais
L
2021-10-21
AC Sparta Praha
3–4
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2021-10-16
Olympique Lyonnais
2–0
AS Monaco FC
W
2021-10-03
AS Saint-Étienne
1–1
Olympique Lyonnais
D
AC Sparta Praha Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93
AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for:
Olympique Lyonnais to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique Lyonnais win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet
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
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
85%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
37%
Olympique Lyonnais or AC Sparta Praha
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | AC Sparta Praha covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -2 | 20% | 19% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 23% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.