Thursday , 2 July 2026

VfB Stuttgart vs AC Sparta Praha, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
VfB Stuttgart
1 – 1
Full Time
AC Sparta Praha
Tue 1 Oct 2024 · 16:45 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
Enzo Millot 7' 1–0
1–1 32' Kaan Kairinen
Pascal Stenzel 12' Y
Y 77' Kaan Kairinen

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs AC Sparta Praha — Champions League at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Manfredas Lukjancukas
  • Assistant 1 Mangirdas Mirauskas (Lithuania)
  • Assistant 2 Vytenis Kazlauskas (Lithuania)
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

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 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 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
VfB Stuttgart 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals AC Sparta Praha
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-01 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 AC Sparta Praha

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct AC Sparta Praha H 1–1 D
28 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 2–2 D
22 Sep Borussia Dortmund H 5–1 W
17 Sep Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
14 Sep Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–1 W
31 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–3 D
AC Sparta Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 1–1 D
18 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg H 3–0 W
27 Aug Malmo FF H 2–0 W
21 Aug Malmo FF A 2–0 W
13 Aug FCSB Bukarest A 3–2 W
06 Aug FCSB Bukarest H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 7' VfB Stuttgart is taking the lead after the goal scored by Enzo Millot on 7.
  • 12' It’s a booking for VfB Stuttgart player. Pascal Stenzel gets a card.
  • 17' AC Sparta Praha is showing some good football. However, AC Sparta Praha are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' It looks surprising VfB Stuttgart does not make any changes. Fabian Rieder has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' GOAL! Kaan Kairinen scores on 32.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 47' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' The travelling AC Sparta Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Peter Vindahl Jensen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anrie Chase is hanging Pascal Stenzel on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 70' Lukas Sadilek is replacing Qazim Laci for the AC Sparta Praha side.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Deniz Undav, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Arena with 16 goals in the last 13 games.
  • 76' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Atakan Karazor is replaced by El Bilal Toure on 76 minute.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Kaan Kairinen.
  • 81' Ermal Krasniqi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lukas Haraslin on 81 minute.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Fabian Rieder. He replaces Jamie Leweling on 84 minute.
  • 89' AC Sparta Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

AC Sparta Praha Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 AC Sparta Praha xG
I would bet for: VfB Stuttgart or AC Sparta Praha 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart41% Draw28% AC Sparta Praha31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
69%
Draw or AC Sparta Praha
59%
VfB Stuttgart or AC Sparta Praha
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart29% Draw47% AC Sparta Praha24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push AC Sparta Praha covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
AC Sparta Praha keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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