Ace Football previews the Champions League Qualification round 3 match between Sparta Prague and Lyon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Lyon come to epet Arena for the Champions League Qualification match this coming Tuesday, Sparta Prague will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Sparta Prague vs Lyon
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Slovan Liberec by 0-2, before beating Hradec Kralove by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against FC Zbrojovka Brno, who ran out 3-1 winners. Sparta Prague won three of their previous six matches at epet Arena in the Champions League Qualification. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 14 goals to 12 against.
Lyon Form
In their last three matches, Lyon won 4-2 win against Rennes, lost 2-1 against Toulouse and lost 0-4 against Lens. Lyon won three of a possible six away matches in the Champions League Qualification, as well as playing one draw and suffering one defeat. They scored seven while also conceding five times.
Betting facts for Sparta Prague and Lyon
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sparta Prague and Lyon. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Sparta Prague have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Sparta Prague have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Champions League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Sparta Prague matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Sparta Prague home matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Sparta Prague home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Lyon matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Lyon away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Lyon matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lyon away matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
Sparta Prague claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Lyon won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Sparta Prague didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at epet Arena. Lyon have not lost to Sparta Prague in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Sparta Prague scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Lyon only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Sparta Prague games Sparta Prague probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Tuesday, as Lyon managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Sparta Prague have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Lyon.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sparta Prague’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Lyon. They performed an average of 2.3 goals in these.
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