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Europa League | Group Stage
Sep 21, 2023 at 8pm UK
Epet Arena

Sparta Prague
3 - 2
Aris Limassol

Krejci (20', 25'), Vitik (67')
Krejci (9'), Sorensen (69'), Pavelka (87')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Kokorin (11' pen.), Babicka (90')
Shpilevski (25'), Kokorin (69')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Sparta Prague and Aris Limassol, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Aris Limassol 6-2 Slovan Bratislava
Thursday, August 31 at 6pm in Europa League

We said: Sparta Prague 2-0 Aris Limassol

Although the two sides share a lot of similarities, Sparta Prague play in a stronger league than their opponents, and they have won their last four games on the spin. Given that the Reds have home advantage on Thursday night, they should be able to record a relatively comfortable victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sparta Prague win with a probability of 66.45%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Aris Limassol had a probability of 14.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Prague win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.94%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.01%), while for an Aris Limassol win it was 0-1 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sparta Prague would win this match.

Result
Sparta PragueDrawAris Limassol
66.45% (0.018999999999991 0.02) 19.14% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02) 14.41% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
Both teams to score 52.9% (0.040000000000006 0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.65% (0.061 0.06)40.35% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.28% (0.064999999999998 0.06)62.72% (-0.067 -0.07)
Sparta Prague Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.72% (0.02000000000001 0.02)11.28% (-0.023 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.11% (0.049999999999997 0.05)35.89% (-0.052 -0.05)
Aris Limassol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.63% (0.031000000000006 0.03)40.37% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.01% (0.029 0.03)76.99% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Prague 66.45%
    Aris Limassol 14.41%
    Draw 19.14%
Sparta PragueDrawAris Limassol
2-0 @ 10.84% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-0 @ 9.94% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.83% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-0 @ 7.89% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 7.15% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-0 @ 4.3% (0.0039999999999996 0)
4-1 @ 3.9% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.25% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.88% (0.0039999999999998 0)
4-2 @ 1.77% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.7% (0.004 0)
Other @ 4%
Total : 66.45%
1-1 @ 9.01% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.55% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.46% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-3 @ 0.98% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 19.14%
0-1 @ 4.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-2 @ 4.09% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 1.87% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.35% (0.002 0)
1-3 @ 1.24% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 14.41%

How you voted: Sparta Prague vs Aris Limassol

Sparta Prague
77.2%
Draw
17.5%
Aris Limassol
5.3%
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