Monday , 10 August 2026

Real Betis Balompié vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Real Betis Balompié
2 – 1
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Thu 5 Oct 2023 · 16:45 UTC Benito Villamarin HT 45' · FT 45'
Guido Rodriguez 11' Y
Y 15' Lukas Haraslin
Assane Diao 45' Y
Y 45' Veljko Birmancevic
Aitor Ruibal 58' Y
Y 75' Matej Rynes
Abner Vinicius 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Betis Balompié vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Benito Villamarin.

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 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

1
1
Real Betis Balompié 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompié
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Kobenhavn H 2–4 L
08 Aug FC Kobenhavn A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié
Antony 6 G 3 A
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Real Betis Balompie welcome AC Sparta Praha for this crunch clash at Benito Villamarin.
  • 3' What a moment for Veljko Birmancevic! That strike on 3 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 8' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 9' Assane Diao is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' A moment of madness from Guido Rodriguez on 11 minutes earns him a card. Real Betis Balompie will be frustrated.
  • 15' Lukas Haraslin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Denmark international Asger Sorensen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Real Betis Balompie are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Sparta Praha backline.
  • 45' Real Betis Balompie receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Ayoze Perez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abdessamad Ezzalzouli at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Real Betis Balompie are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Sparta Praha's shape.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Aitor Ruibal.
  • 60' Real Betis Balompie make a change. William Carvalho trudges off to be replaced by Andres Guardado on 60 minutes.
  • 65' It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Time for substitution for AC Sparta Praha. Veljko Birmancevic is replaced by Jakub Pesek.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matej Rynes.
  • 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' Magnificent from Isco! That is 32 goals in 545 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' Jan Kuchta makes way for Victor Olatunji at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Sparta Praha.
  • 85' Hector Bellerin is replacing Assane Diao for the Real Betis Balompie side.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Abner Vinicius on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Betis Balompie take all three points.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Assane Diao 1
Veljko Birmancevic 1
Lukas Haraslin 1
Isco 1

Head to Head

2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha

Real Betis Balompié Form

2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha W 2023-10-01 Real Betis Balompié 3–0 Valencia CF W 2023-09-28 Granada CF 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D 2023-09-24 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Cadiz CF D 2023-09-21 Rangers FC 1–0 Real Betis Balompié L 2023-09-16 FC Barcelona 5–0 Real Betis Balompié L

AC Sparta Praha Form

2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompié 2–1 AC Sparta Praha L 2023-09-21 AC Sparta Praha 3–2 Aris Limassol W 2023-08-31 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2023-08-24 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 AC Sparta Praha L 2023-08-15 AC Sparta Praha 2–4 FC Kobenhavn L 2023-08-08 FC Kobenhavn 0–0 AC Sparta Praha D

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

✓ Correct
Real Betis Balompié54% Draw26% AC Sparta Praha20%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
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

✓ Correct
Real Betis Balompié37% Draw46% AC Sparta Praha17%
Actual: 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.