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SK Rapid Wien vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 2

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
SK Rapid Wien
2 – 1
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Tue 20 Jul 2021 · 18:30 UTC Westendstadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Lukas Stetina
Maximilian Ullmann 23' Y
Kevin Wimmer 33' Y
Filip Stojkovic 41' Y
Y 60' David Hancko
Srdan Grahovac 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SK Rapid Wien vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League at Westendstadion.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
SK Rapid Wien 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-20 SK Rapid Wien 2–1 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

SK Rapid Wien
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul AC Sparta Praha H 2–1 W
10 Dec Molde FK H 2–2 D
03 Dec Arsenal FC A 1–4 L
26 Nov Dundalk FC A 3–1 W
05 Nov Dundalk FC H 4–3 W
29 Oct Molde FK A 0–1 L
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul SK Rapid Wien A 1–2 L
10 Dec AC Milan H 0–1 L
03 Dec Lille OSC A 1–2 L
26 Nov Celtic FC H 4–1 W
05 Nov Celtic FC A 4–1 W
29 Oct AC Milan A 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Westendstadion. SK Rapid Wien are looking to make home advantage count against AC Sparta Praha.
  • 3' Ladislav Krejci puts AC Sparta Praha on the lead.
  • 8' The 28-year-old David Hancko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' The home supporters are growing impatient. SK Rapid Wien must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 17' Lukas Stetina was booked on 17.
  • 22' SK Rapid Wien are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Sparta Praha's shape.
  • 23' SK Rapid Wien receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Kevin Wimmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' SK Rapid Wien are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Sparta Praha backline.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Filip Stojkovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. SK Rapid Wien in their trying to find a way past AC Sparta Praha's compact .
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Rapid Wien that had 30 games and scored 43 goals.
  • 60' David Hancko was booked on 60.
  • 63' Magnificent from Christoph Knasmullner! That is 12 goals in 30 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 64' The whistle greets Kelvin Arase as he departs to be replaced by Taxiarchis Fountas.
  • 69' The AC Sparta Praha bench stirs into life. Ladislav Krejci is withdrawn and Jakub Pesek gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Christoph Knasmullner has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 73' Srdan Grahovac is replacing Dejan Petrovic for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Sparta Praha is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 83' Adam Karabec gets the nod from AC Sparta Praha. He replaces Borek Dockal and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Srdan Grahovac argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' A change in the SK Rapid Wien ranks — Christoph Knasmullner exits the field as Thorsten Schick enters on 87.
  • SK Rapid Wien celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SK Rapid Wien Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dietmar Kühbauer

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Vrba

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 SK Rapid Wien xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Rapid Wien51% Draw25% AC Sparta Praha24%
Actual: SK Rapid Wien win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SK Rapid Wien or Draw
76%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
49%
SK Rapid Wien or AC Sparta Praha
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SK Rapid Wien35% Draw44% AC Sparta Praha21%
Actual: AC Sparta Praha win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SK Rapid Wien

Handicap SK Rapid Wien covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SK Rapid Wien keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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