Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round 3 match between Sparta Prague and Ararat Armenia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Ararat Armenia come to epet Arena for the Conference League Qualification match on Thursday, Sparta Prague will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Sparta Prague vs Ararat Armenia
Sparta Prague Form
In their last three outings, Sparta Prague won 3-2 against Mlada Boleslav, beat Aktobe by 4-0 and hammered Pardubice 1-3. Sparta Prague just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Conference League Qualification matches at the epet Arena. They also drew one and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded zero goals.
Ararat Armenia Form
Following three draws in their last three matches, Ararat Armenia could do with a win again. Against Puskas FC Academy, they finished even 3-3, before drawing again in a 0-0 match with Universitatea Cluj. Another 1-1 stalemate against Universitatea Cluj followed. Ararat Armenia managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Conference League Qualification away matches, in which they scored 19 while also conceding 16 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Sparta Prague and Ararat Armenia
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sparta Prague and Ararat Armenia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 Sparta Prague matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Sparta Prague matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sparta Prague home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sparta Prague home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sparta Prague matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Ararat Armenia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Ararat Armenia have won 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Ararat Armenia away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Ararat Armenia away matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Ararat Armenia matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Sparta Prague vs Ararat Armenia
Veljko Birmancevic is the most prolific Conference League Qualification marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Ararat Armenia look to Jonathan Duarte, hoping he can add to his current total of two Conference League Qualification goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Sparta Prague vs Ararat Armenia
Full-time result
Sparta Prague claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Ararat Armenia won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Sparta Prague scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Ararat Armenia only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sparta Prague managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Ararat Armenia kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sparta Prague, who scored an average of two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Ararat Armenia, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Sparta Prague were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.