Saturday , 26 September 2026

Olympique Lyonnais vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League Q 2026 QUALIFICATION

Champions League Qualification · 2026
Olympique Lyonnais
3 – 0
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Tue 11 Aug 2026 · 19:00 UTC Olympique de la Pontaise HT 45' · FT 45'
Ernest Nuamah 20' 1–0
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 66' 2–0
Tyler Morton 73' 3–0
R 34' Adam Sevinsky
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 54' Y
Y 89' Matej Rynes

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League Q at Olympique de la Pontaise.

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
9 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

3
1
Olympique Lyonnais 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha 2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-11-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha 2021-10-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–4 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug AC Sparta Praha H 3–0 W
04 Aug AC Sparta Praha A 1–2 L
17 May Racing Club de Lens H 0–4 L
10 May Toulouse FC A 1–2 L
03 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 4–2 W
25 Apr AJ Auxerre H 3–2 W
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
04 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W
29 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–2 L
22 Jan FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L
11 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–4 L
26 Nov Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–6 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
0% Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Olympique Lyonnais have kicked off against AC Sparta Praha. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' AC Sparta Praha come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Priske will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ernest Nuamah makes it 1-0.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Olympique Lyonnais and AC Sparta Praha are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Olympique de la Pontaise. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' Adam Sevinsky picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' A change in the AC Sparta Praha ranks — Andy Irving exits the field as Jaroslav Zeleny enters on 37.
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Sparta Praha needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' That is a card for Olympique Lyonnais. Ainsley Maitland-Niles will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Josimar Alcocer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Jonatan Braut Brunes as he leaves the pitch. Ebrima Singhateh steps in for AC Sparta Praha.
  • 66' A stunning finish from Ainsley Maitland-Niles — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tyler Morton makes it 3-0.
  • 73' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Viktor Vitalyos comes on to replace John Mercado.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Olympique Lyonnais — Clinton Mata on, Ainsley Maitland-Niles off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Ernest Nuamah as he leaves the pitch. Kail Boudache steps in for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 82' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 85 minute. Abner Vinicius leaves to be changed by Mohamed Ouedraogo.
  • 88' Noah Nartey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corentin Tolisso at the 88 minute mark.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matej Rynes on 89.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Matej Rynes. He receives a card.
  • 3-0 the final result. AC Sparta Praha will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karl Toko Ekambi 3
Lukas Haraslin 2
Islam Slimani 2
Tyler Morton 1
Lucas Paqueta 1
Ernest Nuamah 1
Houssem Aouar 1
Ladislav Krejci 1

Head to Head

2026-08-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha 2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-11-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha 2021-10-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–4 Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2026-08-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha W 2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2026-05-17 Olympique Lyonnais 0–4 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-05-10 Toulouse FC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2026-05-03 Olympique Lyonnais 4–2 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2026-04-25 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 AJ Auxerre W

AC Sparta Praha Form

2026-08-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha L 2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 AC Sparta Praha L 2025-01-22 AC Sparta Praha 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2024-12-11 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–2 AC Sparta Praha L 2024-11-26 AC Sparta Praha 0–6 Club Atlético de Madrid L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.05 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais57% Draw23% AC Sparta Praha20%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
80%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
43%
Olympique Lyonnais or AC Sparta Praha
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais41% Draw41% AC Sparta Praha18%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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