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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 München 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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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 Kobenhavn 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' SK Rapid Wien have kicked off against AC Sparta Praha. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ladislav Krejci makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 8' Lukas Stetina is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SK Rapid Wien so far.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' Lukas Stetina is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Sparta Praha needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Maximilian Ullmann argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 28' David Pavelka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Kevin Wimmer. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' Adam Karabec has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Filip Stojkovic.
  • 46' David Hancko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 51' The 27-year-old Robert Ljubicic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' David Hancko is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 63' What a moment for Christoph Knasmullner! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' A change in the SK Rapid Wien ranks — Kelvin Arase exits the field as Taxiarchis Fountas enters on 64.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Ladislav Krejci as he leaves the pitch. Jakub Pesek steps in for AC Sparta Praha.
  • 71' SK Rapid Wien is taking the lead after the goal scored by Christoph Knasmullner on 71.
  • 73' SK Rapid Wien ring the changes. Dejan Petrovic has done his job and it is now time for Srdan Grahovac to step up.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 83' Fresh legs for AC Sparta Praha! Adam Karabec comes on to replace Borek Dockal.
  • 86' Srdan Grahovac has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' Another substitution for SK Rapid Wien to replace Christoph Knasmullner by Thorsten Schick on 87 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SK Rapid Wien Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dietmar Kuhbauer

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.