Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Sparta Prague and Inter and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Inter are highly favoured to claim a win against Sparta Prague, whom they face on Wednesday. In their current shape, a win at epet Arena seems to be the obvious outcome.
Sparta Prague are placed 28th with four points after six matches. Inter occupy a position as sixth in the league on 13 points.
Team form: Sparta Prague vs Inter
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Bohemians 1905 by 1-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat against Feyenoord, followed up by a 2-1 win against Jablonec. Sparta Prague just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Champions League matches at the epet Arena. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.
Inter Form
In their last three matches, Inter beat Venezia 0-1, drew 2-2 with Bologna and beat Empoli by 3-1. Inter won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Sparta Prague and Inter
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sparta Prague and Inter. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Sparta Prague home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Sparta Prague home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sparta Prague have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Champions League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sparta Prague matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sparta Prague have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Champions League and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Inter matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Inter away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Inter have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Inter away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Inter away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Sparta Prague vs Inter
Kaan Kairinen is the most prolific Champions League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Inter look to Hakan Calhanoglu, hoping he can add to his current total of two Champions League goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Sparta Prague vs Inter
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at epet Arena across all tournaments Sparta Prague won six times, drew one and lost three times. Inter claimed eight wins, one draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Inter scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Sparta Prague scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Inter scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Inter have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Inter were able to win six of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sparta Prague, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Inter’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches. Inter scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.