Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SK Rapid Wien is hosting AC Sparta Praha for another epic battle.
  • 3' Ladislav Krejci has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 17' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lukas Stetina on 17 minutes.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dietmar Kühbauer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' Maximilian Ullmann was booked on 23.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SK Rapid Wien and AC Sparta Praha are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Wimmer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 38' 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 Kevin Wimmer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Filip Stojkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Florin Nita is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SK Rapid Wien tonight.
  • 51' AC Sparta Praha fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SK Rapid Wien needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' David Hancko was booked on 60.
  • 63' What a moment for Christoph Knasmullner! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' Taxiarchis Fountas is replacing Kelvin Arase for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Jakub Pesek. He replaces Ladislav Krejci on 69 minute.
  • 71' Christoph Knasmullner makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and SK Rapid Wien are in front.
  • 73' Srdan Grahovac gets the nod from SK Rapid Wien. He replaces Dejan Petrovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' Another substitution for AC Sparta Praha to replace Borek Dockal by Adam Karabec on 83 minute.
  • 86' Srdan Grahovac was booked on 86.
  • 87' Fresh legs for SK Rapid Wien! Thorsten Schick comes on to replace Christoph Knasmullner.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SK Rapid Wien to claim maximum points.

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.