Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between Rijeka and Sparta Prague and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Rijeka enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sparta Prague swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Conference League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Rijeka vs Sparta Prague
Rijeka Form
Rijeka managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-0 victory against PAOK Thessaloniki FC. They went on to lose 5-0 against PAOK Thessaloniki FC, before getting dumped in a 1-0 defeat against FC Noah.
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 4-1 against Shamrock Rovers, before recording a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Slovacko. Sparta Prague are winless in their last six away games in the Conference League, in which they drew zero and lost one. They conceded two goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Rijeka and Sparta Prague
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Rijeka and Sparta Prague played across all tournaments.
- In the last 16 Rijeka home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Rijeka home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sparta Prague matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sparta Prague away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sparta Prague have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Sparta Prague have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sparta Prague have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Rijeka vs Sparta Prague
As the new Conference League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Rijeka and Sparta Prague this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular markets: Rijeka vs Sparta Prague
Full-time result
Rijeka claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Sparta Prague won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Sparta Prague didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings.
Both teams to score
Rijeka scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Sparta Prague scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Sparta Prague scored the opening goal five times, whereas Rijeka were first on target in seven of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Rijeka saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sparta Prague, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.
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