Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Sparta Prague and Brest who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sparta Prague hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites this coming Wednesday when they welcome Brest over to the epet Arena for a round 4 match.
Sparta Prague find themselves as number 21 in the league table with four points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 5, three points above them, Brest have played three rounds this season.
Form: Sparta Prague vs Brest
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-0 by Manchester City, before Viktoria Plzen ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Banik Ostrava, who came out 1-3 winners. Sparta Prague claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Champions League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded four goals.
Brest Form
Brest recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. A 1-2 win against Reims followed, before a 0-1 defeat against Nice in their most recent match. Brest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing zero, while scoring zero time and letting in four.
Betting facts for Sparta Prague and Brest
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sparta Prague and Brest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 13 Sparta Prague home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sparta Prague matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sparta Prague home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sparta Prague matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Sparta Prague matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Brest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Brest matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Sparta Prague vs Brest
Look no further than Kaan Kairinen, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Sparta Prague in the Champions League, while Abdallah Sima managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Brest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Sparta Prague vs Brest
Full-time result
Sparta Prague won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at epet Arena. They drew two and lost two as well, while Brest won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six.
Both teams to score
Sparta Prague scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Brest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Brest managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Sparta Prague’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Brest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: Sparta Prague vs Brest
To sum up, the upcoming match between Sparta Prague and Brest seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.