Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Real Betis Balompie
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 Balompie 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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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 Balompie 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompie 2–1 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompie
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 Balompie 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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Benito Villamarin will turn into a battlefield for Real Betis Balompie and AC Sparta Praha.
  • 3' AC Sparta Praha is taking the lead after the goal scored by Veljko Birmancevic on 3.
  • 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 9' Goal! Assane Diao scores his 13 goal in 349 matches.
  • 11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Guido Rodriguez on 11.
  • 15' AC Sparta Praha receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Peter Vindahl Jensen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' AC Sparta Praha is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Borja Iglesias made 286 appearances and scored 81 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' It looks surprising Real Betis Balompie does not make any changes. Aitor Ruibal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Assane Diao is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The Real Betis Balompie manager makes a substitution. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli departs to be replaced by Ayoze Perez.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 58' Real Betis Balompie player sees a card in front of him.
  • 60' The Real Betis Balompie manager makes a substitution. William Carvalho departs to be replaced by Andres Guardado.
  • 65' 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.
  • 69' Jakub Pesek is replacing Veljko Birmancevic for the AC Sparta Praha side.
  • 74' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' AC Sparta Praha receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 75' Another change for Real Betis Balompie made on 75 minute. Borja Iglesias leaves to be changed by Willian Jose.
  • 79' Goal! Isco scores his 32 goal in 545 matches.
  • 81' Victor Olatunji is replacing Jan Kuchta for the AC Sparta Praha side.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Hector Bellerin. He replaces Assane Diao on 85 minute.
  • 90' Abner Vinicius was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Real Betis Balompie Form

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

AC Sparta Praha Form

2023-10-05 Real Betis Balompie 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 København L 2023-08-08 FC København 0–0 AC Sparta Praha D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68 Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie54% Draw26% AC Sparta Praha20%
Actual: Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie or Draw
79%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
46%
Real Betis Balompie or AC Sparta Praha
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Betis Balompie37% 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 Balompie

Handicap Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie 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.