Rangers FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Rangers FC vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.
- Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Danny Makkelie
18 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 11.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 Plzeň | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | AC Sparta Praha | H | 2–0 | W |
| 07 Nov | Ross County FC | H | 4–2 | W |
| 04 Nov | Brøndby IF | A | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Oct | Motherwell FC | A | 6–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | Aberdeen FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 24 Oct | St. Mirren FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | Rangers FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 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 |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
AC Sparta Praha this season
AC Sparta Praha this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
AC Sparta Praha
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AC Sparta Praha
| Tobias Guddal | 2 G |
| John Mercado | 1 G |
| Patrik Vydra | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Rangers FC vs AC Sparta Praha — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 15' A stunning finish from Alfredo Morelos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' AC Sparta Praha are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 30' David Hancko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Sparta Praha backline.
- 45' Ianis Hagi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 49' GOAL! Alfredo Morelos scores on 49.
- 54' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Joe Aribo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Borna Barisic on 57 minutes.
- 58' Borek Dockal is replacing Martin Minchev for the AC Sparta Praha side.
- 59' The crowd applauds Ladislav Krejci as he leaves the pitch. Adam Karabec steps in for AC Sparta Praha.
- 64' Rangers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 66' Another change for Rangers FC made on 66 minute. Ianis Hagi leaves to be changed by Nathan Patterson.
- 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 76' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 80' Rangers FC make a change. Ryan Kent trudges off to be replaced by Fashion Sakala on 80 minutes.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Scott Arfield. He replaces Joe Aribo on 81 minute.
- 84' A change in the AC Sparta Praha ranks — Adam Hlozek exits the field as Matej Pulkrab enters on 84.
- 89' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! John Lundstram comes on to replace Steven Davis.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AC Sparta Praha.
Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Steven Davis ↓ John Lundstram 89'
-
17
Joe Aribo ↓ Scott Arfield 81'
-
7
Ianis Hagi ↓ Nathan Patterson 66'
- 31
- 20
- 18
-
14
Ryan Kent ↓ Fashion Sakala 80'
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 3
Bench
- 22
- 33
-
4
John Lundstram ↑ 89'
- 23
-
37
Scott Arfield ↑ 81'
- 8
- 28
- 27
-
30
Fashion Sakala ↑ 80'
-
16
Nathan Patterson ↑ 66'
- 61
AC Sparta Praha Lineups
Starting XI
- 37
- 33
- 8
- 16
- 28
-
20
Adam Hlozek ↓ Matej Pulkrab 84'
- 22
-
9
Ladislav Krejci ↓ Adam Karabec 59'
- 27
- 77
-
11
Martin Minchev ↓ Borek Dockal 58'
Bench
- 32
-
10
Borek Dockal ↑ 58'
- 1
- 29
-
18
Matej Pulkrab ↑ 84'
- 14
-
7
David Moberg-Karlsson ↑ 58'
-
36
Adam Karabec ↑ 59'
- 6
- 41
- 4
Coach
Pavel Vrba
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Morelos | 2 |
| David Hancko | 1 |
| Todd Cantwell | 1 |
| Danilo | 1 |
| Lukas Haraslin | 1 |
Rangers FC Form
AC Sparta Praha Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62
Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84
AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 56% + Rangers FC to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rangers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
44%
Rangers FC or AC Sparta Praha
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rangers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
| Handicap | Rangers FC covers | Push | AC Sparta Praha covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 17% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 25% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.