Sparta Prague vs Liverpool Prediction & Tips
Sparta and Liverpool play at the Epet Arena in a Europa League match (Round of 16). There have been no official meetings between these two teams in the last three years. The last meeting was on 24-02-2011 and ended with the result: Liverpool (1-0) Sparta Prague. The home factor could play an important role in this match, as Liverpool have significant differences in their home and away results.
The home side arrive at this stage of the Europa League (Round of 16) after a (4-1) home win and a (3-2) away defeat to Galatasaray. This is a team that maintains its performance when playing away from home, as in the last 30 games it has recorded 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats as a visitor; against 13 wins and 2 draws at home. The team comes into this match after a 0-0 draw at home to Slavia Praha. In their last 5 home games in the Europa League, Sparta have won 4 and drawn 1.
In this competition, they haven’t lost any of their last 5 games at home. The team has allowed goals to its opponents in 8 of the last 10 games, so it hasn’t been very solid defensively, but its attack has scored regularly, and it has managed to score in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home games, as 25 of their last 29 matches have ended with more than 1.5 goals. In their last 20 home games in all competitions, there has been 1 period in particular: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between the hour mark (61′-75′).
Sparta Prague go into this game on the back of a 0-0 draw against Slavia Prague in the Czech league. The home side have reached this stage of the Europa League after eliminating Galatasaray in the previous round. The home side usually play in a 3-4-3 formation, favoring a faster style of play with constant transitions. In this design, the three men responsible for causing panic in the opposing defense are Veljko Birmancevic, Lukas Haraslin and Jan Kuchta. Andreas Vindheim is out of this game due to physical problems.
The visiting team has made it through to this stage of the Europa League (Round of 16) after coming 1st in Group E, with a total of 12 points. This is a stronger team when they play in their home stadium, as in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats as visitors; compared to 13 wins and 2 draws in their home stadium. In their last Premier League match, they beat Nottingham Forest away 0-1. In their last 10 away games, Liverpool have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2. Their attack has scored with great regularity, scoring at least one goal in their last 6 games in this competition. This is a team that often scores first: they’ve opened the scoring in 12 of their last 15 games, of those 12 they’ve been in front at half-time in 6 and managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′ in 10. There are 1 standout periods in the last 20 games played as visitors for all competitions: they’ve scored 18 of their 37 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Liverpool go into this match motivated after a 0-1 win at Nottingham in a Premier League match: the only goal of the game was scored by Darwin Núñez. The English side have reached this stage of the Europa League after finishing first in Group E with 12 points. The visiting team is expected to play a 4-3-3 tactical system, taking advantage of counter-attacks to cause danger to the “enemy’s” defense, so in this formation the three men responsible for causing damage to the “enemy’s” defensive line are Luis Díaz, Harvey Elliott and Darwin Núñez. For this game, coach Jürgen Klopp can’t count on Ryan Gravenberch, Thiago, Stefan Bajcetic, Mohamed Salah, Rhys Williams, Curtis Jones, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota, Alisson, Ben Doak and Joel Matip, all with physical problems.
Sparta Prague – Liverpool FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
