Real Betis Balompié vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Real Betis Balompié vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Benito Villamarin.
- Real Betis Balompié 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Duje Strukan
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | AC Sparta Praha | H | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Oct | Valencia CF | H | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Sep | Granada CF | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Sep | Cadiz CF | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Sep | Rangers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Sep | FC Barcelona | A | 0–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | Real Betis Balompié | A | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Sep | Aris Limassol | H | 3–2 | W |
| 31 Aug | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Aug | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | A | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Aug | FC København | H | 2–4 | L |
| 08 Aug | FC København | A | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
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
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ 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' Welcome to Benito Villamarin that hosts another battle between Real Betis Balompie and AC Sparta Praha.
- 3' Veljko Birmancevic doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 8' Finland international Kaan Kairinen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 9' What a moment for Assane Diao! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
- 11' Guido Rodriguez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 11.
- 15' Lukas Haraslin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' Real Betis Balompie is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' Borja Iglesias has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 35' 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.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Betis Balompie is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' Assane Diao was booked on 45.
- 46' Real Betis Balompie manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayoze Perez is hanging Abdessamad Ezzalzouli on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Asger Sorensen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Betis Balompie so far.
- 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Aitor Ruibal.
- 60' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. William Carvalho is replaced by Andres Guardado on 60 minute.
- 65' 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.
- 69' Veljko Birmancevic makes way for Jakub Pesek at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Sparta Praha.
- 74' 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.
- 75' AC Sparta Praha player sees a card in front of him.
- 75' Real Betis Balompie manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Willian Jose is hanging Borja Iglesias on the field on 75 minute.
- 79' What composure from Isco! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-1.
- 81' The whistle greets Jan Kuchta as he departs to be replaced by Victor Olatunji.
- 85' Hector Bellerin is replacing Assane Diao for the Real Betis Balompie side.
- 90' It’s a booking for Real Betis Balompie player. Abner Vinicius gets a card.
- With this win, Real Betis Balompie is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Real Betis Balompié Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 21
- 3
- 14
- 22
- 6
- 13
- 24
- 5
- 7
- 38
Bench
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 12
- 18
- 17
- 20
- 40
- 37
- 30
Coach
Manuel Pellegrini
AC Sparta Praha Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Qazim Laci ↓ Lukas Sadilek 69'
- 25
- 1
-
28
Tomas Wiesner ↓ Angelo Preciado 60'
- 6
-
22
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Adam Karabec 81'
- 14
- 37
- 27
-
9
Jan Kuchta ↓ Victor Olatunji 81'
- 32
Bench
- 30
- 8
-
2
Angelo Preciado ↑ 60'
-
10
Adam Karabec ↑ 81'
-
21
Jakub Pesek ↑ 69'
- 41
-
7
Victor Olatunji ↑ 81'
- 19
- 39
-
18
Lukas Sadilek ↑ 69'
- 24
- 5
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Lukas Haraslin | 1 |
| Isco | 1 |
| Assane Diao | 1 |
| Veljko Birmancevic | 1 |
Head to Head
Real Betis Balompié Form
AC Sparta Praha Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68
Real Betis Balompié xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Betis Balompié win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Real Betis Balompié or Draw
79%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
46%
Real Betis Balompié or AC Sparta Praha
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié
| Handicap | Real Betis Balompié covers | Push | AC Sparta Praha covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 16% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 24% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.